Understanding the Intersections of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Some examples of occupational segregation mentioned in the text include 'Pink Collar' jobs showing stable sex-segregation, vertical (hierarchical) and horizontal (similar tasks) segregation, glass ceiling (institutional barriers), and sticky floor (low-status jobs).

The 'motherhood penalty' refers to the negative impact on women's wages due to motherhood. It affects hiring, promotion, and salary, leading to disparities in income and advancement between women with children and those without.

Women are expected to earn nearly 60% of all undergraduate degrees in Canada. Women aged 25-29 surpass men in education but lag in income and advancement, indicating a disparity between educational attainment and career progression.

<p>Women are underrepresented in corporate leadership due to institutional barriers such as the glass ceiling, which limits their advancement, as well as social and cultural factors that contribute to the persistent gender gap in leadership positions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>22%–44%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>STAIR, DBT, Seeking Safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>39.3%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cross-sectional data, retrospective self-reporting for trauma exposure, participant self-selection bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skills like awareness, understanding, and effective strategies to modulate emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Distress or disability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sexism, gender bias, societal impact on psychological disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Overrepresentation of women in mental health systems, diagnostic gender biases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clinical biases</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deconstructing language and symbols to analyze the formation of knowledge about specific disorders, with scientific facts in constant change</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strategies to reduce stereotyping and discrimination in the workplace are discussed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mothers, especially in traditionally female-dominated occupations, experience a significant wage penalty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women tend to adopt participative and transformational styles; men, laissez-faire and transactional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Single mothers face high levels of stress, impacting children's educational and behavioral challenges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupational Segregation reinforces the gender pay gap through devaluation of women's work and discrimination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lips (2011) explores U.S. wage gaps within race/ethnicity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women's choices influenced by subtle sexism, racism, and discrimination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Salary Estimation Effect: Men are assumed to have higher salaries than women in the same jobs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gender role stereotypes affect hiring patterns, posing challenges for women applying for high-level jobs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low-paid jobs stereotypically considered 'women’s work,' impacted by sexist beliefs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gender disparities persist in education, employment, and leadership, necessitating systemic changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lower Pay Expectations for Women persist across ethnic groups and occupations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proposed measures include limiting the workweek, expanding FMLA, requiring paid sick leave, and redesigning the tax system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Type I (single unpredictable event), type II (chronic and sustained), type III (secondary/vicarious trauma), or type IV (intergenerational trauma).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interpersonal trauma includes sexual and physical abuse, with interpersonal trauma more likely to result in long-term impacts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Women are 11 times more likely to be victims of sexual offenses, Indigenous women are 3 times more likely to experience gender-based violence, and transgender individuals are nearly twice as likely to experience intimate partner violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Child neglect and abuse encompass physical, emotional, and educational neglect, with neglect accounting for 34% of cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy involves a parent faking or inducing illness in a child, typically leading to death or permanent disability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Effects include attachment difficulties, cognitive issues, emotional problems, physical consequences, substance abuse, PTSD, and risky behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adult sexual assault leads to higher rates of depression, anxiety, self-injury, and suicidal ideation, with women being twice as likely to suffer from PTSD.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low rates of disclosure and conviction, as well as traumagenic dynamics of sexual abuse, contribute to the challenges in addressing and prosecuting cases of abuse and violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study discusses the link between childhood sexual abuse and adult revictimization, finding a relationship with PTSD symptoms and cognitive factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It highlights the interconnected nature of self-blame, coping responses, and PTSD symptoms in survivors of sexual abuse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The limitations of the study include its retrospective design, reliance on self-report measures, and potential underestimation of PTSD in the college sample.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clinical implications emphasize the need for tailored interventions addressing coping strategies, self-blame, and PTSD symptoms to prevent revictimization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lecture and readings discuss the increased likelihood of abused girls becoming delinquents and criminals, along with substance abuse and mental health problems among women offenders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text covers the dynamics of trafficking, risks and consequences for sex trade workers, and gender differences in incarcerated women compared to the general population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It explores the symptoms of PTSD and their impact on victims, illustrating PTSD symptoms in witnesses through case examples.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The severity of abuse experiences, psychological symptoms, and coping difficulties are higher among imprisoned women, with correctional systems likely to replicate traumagenic processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The parallels between the dynamics of abuse and incarceration are highlighted, including powerlessness, stigmatization, betrayal, and retraumatization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The article 'Under Pressure: Women Who Plead Guilty to Crimes They Have Not Committed' focuses on women falsely confessing to crimes and the factors leading to such confessions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study conducted semi-structured interviews with 50 convicted women in an English prison, exploring their relationships with co-defendants and the circumstances leading to false confessions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It discusses coercion, emotional blackmail, intimidation, and co-dependency as factors leading women to confess to crimes they did not commit, raising questions about gender-specific needs in the criminal justice system.</p> Signup and view all the answers