This is how sex segregation in the workplace begins. In the definition of gender segregation (at work), this term refers to the unequal distribution of men and women in the occupational structure, sometimes also called (and more precisely) “occupational segregation by sex”. There are two forms: “vertical segregation” describes the grouping of men at the top of professional hierarchies and women at the bottom; “Horizontal segregation” describes the fact that at the same professional level men and women have different work tasks (Gender Segregation in Employment). Having different job duties is how workplaces try to explain differences in pay. Having the same title in the profession but different tasks is out of the woman's control, but there is no reason why there should be a pay gap. For example, in the Gender & Society article, women in the small business were expected to work like their male colleagues and put their work first, before family responsibilities (Gender & Society). This is one way to control women, but even though they are expected to do the same thing as men, the pay is not the same. Again this is a way in which men in the workplace feel more powerful than women, but the truth is that yes, they are giving women the same responsibilities and they are still seen and treated as less powerful. Stereotypical models of behavior at work from the male point of view
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