Alexandra Has Recently Graduated with a Heavy Equipment Operator Diploma

question 176

Multiple Choice

Alexandra has recently graduated with a heavy equipment operator diploma from a community college. She had excellent grades, and did especially well in the practical courses. Her co-op work placement supervisor wrote her a glowing reference letter. She cannot understand why even though many of her male classmates have already found work in their field, she hasn't even been offered an interview yet. The only work she has found is as a waitress. What do sociologists call this employment situation?

• A) gender employment inequity
• B) labour market imbalance
• C) occupational sex segregation
• D) construction employment skewing

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