Elke Has Recently Arrived from Sweden to Work at the Canadian

question 41

Multiple Choice

Elke has recently arrived from Sweden to work at the Canadian branch of IKEA.When asked for her impressions of the Canadian workplace,she expressed that she found it odd that she was one of three females to be working in upper management ,with the other fourteen positions being held by men.She goes on to explain that in Sweden's IKEA head office,there are just as many women as men in these positions.What is Elke describing in this Canadian workplace?

• A) sexism
• B) vertical segregation
• C) horizontal segregation
• D) gendered division of labour

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