The Pros And Cons Of Paid Childcare Jobs

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Paid childcare jobs are only valued to a certain unsatisfactory level in Canadian society, therefore are not being valued enough. To those who require care for their children, they are willing to pay and value the jobs of childcare, however to many who do not need childcare do not value the job. In module 5: Gender-Based Segregation, women tend to work in gender-segregated jobs, receive lower wages than men, which has shaped women’s economics. Throughout history, “women have been concentrated in highly sex-segregated jobs such as textile, retail, and clerical work, fields of education and health, and food and personal services,” which have been seen as roles that come along with being a woman. This is due to the stereotypes that have been created