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The ‘likability trap’ for women in leadership describes:

Robin Lakoff’s concept of ‘women’s language’ or ‘women’s register’ refers to:

The ‘glass escalator’ (Christine Williams) refers to:

Using specific examples from MissRepresentation, explain the sociological concept of ‘doing gender.’ Define doing gender (West & Zimmerman) Connect to examples from the film Explain how these everyday practices reproduce the difference between men and women. 4-5 sentences. 

How has the relationship between women’s college education and their likelihood of marriage changed over the twentieth century in the United States?

According to West and Zimmerman, ‘doing gender’ refers to:

According to current scientific consensus, gender identity is entirely determined by chromosomal biology with no role for culture or socialization.

What is the ‘motherhood penalty’?

After the 1980s, U.S. marriage rates continued to decline and divorce rates continued to rise.

According to Coontz, marrying for love has been the dominant and widely accepted basis for marriage throughout Western history.