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We have argued that the majority of women work within the service sector of the Canadian economy. We have also discussed ways in which service-sector employers maintain control over their workers and their interactions with customers or clients. Discuss: 1) the characteristics of women’s work in service jobs and, 2) the ways in which workers are subjected to forms of control in service jobs. Why is it assumed that women are more suitable than men for many forms of service work? How do women's roles in unpaid domestic work and childcare affect their employment opportunities and status in the service sector?