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Gendered division of labour
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Gendered division of labour, also known as sexual division of labour, refers to the way that people are divided according to what is appropriate work for men and women. The gendered division of labour is derived from social perceptions about what is 'natural' for a particular sex to do as an occupation.
Such divisions are not new, and have been in practice for thousands of years. Naturally, such divisions are bound to a particular society and are laden with history. Examples of the gendered division of labour can be seen in the primacy of women engaged in informal employment, and caring for children, or in the numbers of men who sit on the boards of the world's largest corporations. In the early days only 50% of white women were employed. 80%-90% of waitering, housekeeping and nursing, and over 50% of music instructors were all women.