Gender Equality And Discrimination

Most people think that gender equality is now common place in Western societies, but research shows that gender equality, which gained momentum in the 1970s, has since stalled, particularly when we look at class issues. Some issues have been hit head on, issues relating to sexist job ads and some sexist behavior at work…but we still have a long way to go. The wage gap between men and women is especially concerning.

With the help of gender discrimination, the glass ceiling is still a problem that persists today. Sometimes subconscious or even conscious stigmas and stereotypes connected to the female gender prevent us from excelling in the workplace, because we are seen as the weaker gender and we need some kind of protection; but that does not mean that we should be paid less or given marginal forms of work! “This perception has led to the introduction of protectionist legislation both internationally and nationally for women and thus the supreme irony that that the very legislation and employment practices designated to promote women’s interests have led to the perpetuation of unjustified discrimination against women in employment” (Loveday). Women are paid less than men, and have less opportunities to advance in the workplace. Sometimes women are seen as a “distraction” and are not taken seriously in a professional sense.

Sexism has been a problem since the existence of man and woman. It brings on the controversial issue of men and women, and how they are not considered equal in society. There are many different perspectives on sexism and whether or not it still exists. Feminist writers such as Daly, Frye, and Millett all stress the way in which women have been subject to the power of men and how the female self is ‘invaded’ by patriarchal conditioning. Frye, in particular, has a strong opinion on the issue. As Jean Grimshaw states in her article, Autonomy and Identity in Feminist Thinking, “Frye sees women as simply ‘broken’ and then ‘remade’ in the way that suits their masters.”

To conclude, the issue of gender inequality in the workplace should be addressed and affects females in many aspects. First, gender inequality in the workplace gives women lower wages compared to men no matter the skill. Second, women face the loss of many job opportunities to men because of the lack of encouragement in these fields. Third, women never get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to positions or promotions in jobs. This treatment is absolutely ridiculous and the workforce should start to enforce equality to both genders on a day to day

The fight women’s rights and equality has been an ongoing theme throughout history. Much like racism, sexism limits a person based on a physicality they cannot control. Its uncivilized and brings a huge uproar and controversy in its path. For years there has been groups and protests to change the course of sexism and change it for the better. Admittedly, it has improved, but as a society we are far from equality.

Traditionally, women have been considered to be the weaker sex and subordinate to men. Moreover, their roles have been assigned to domestic and childrearing duties. The job market is male dominated, and women are often considered to be out of place therein. Women face considerable sexual discrimination in the world of work, significantly limiting their employment prospects and subsequent advancement in their careers.

In recent decades diversity and equal opportunities have become increasingly important and more attention is directed towards meeting diversity standards. Unfortunately even though there is now a greater chance of getting a job as a woman the ability to advance and climb the corporate ladder is still often hindered because of unequal treatment. This issue is important because the absence of diversity in upper levels of management limits the amount of different perspectives and the potential to grow as a company. This issue is also important to me personally as a woman who wants to be offered opportunities based on qualifications and abilities rather than be restricted by my gender. Because managers deal with hiring and promoting they are a

“The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize a woman as the equal of man.” This quote by the late Susan B Anthony speaks great volumes in regards to one of the raging issues of today. The question that has been lingering around is, have women reached that place of being equal to men? Unfortunately, the answer to the question is no. In the United States for example, the topic of women not being treated equally in terms of respect in high positioned jobs is a huge problem in today’s society. However, it is pushed under the rug. A reason why one can say this topic is not addressed is because Americans feel as though the fight for women’s freedom is one that has been dealt with already. Others also sometimes see it as redundant to hammer on gender equality. The idea that much of the sex composition in the work environment can influence the opposite sex gender is evident. A scientific study on demographic composition that was conducted concluded that sex composition played major roles in sex discrimination in the work environment. A couple ways that sex demographic in the work field has influenced work discrimination are the increase in the sense of threat and competition between the sexes, and the increase of work place abuse towards the minority sex. Today women all over the world are still fighting for the right to be treated as equal to men in various terms such as the equal respect and recognition,

No matter how accomplished a woman is within her own right, whether it be her career level experience or educational background, in most instances she will never be considered equal to a man, in the workplace, some would think. The problem and or issue is clear, the discrimination against women in the workplace does exist. Women are being discriminated against in the workplace in regards to pay, promotions, and overall gender. The law does not feel that a woman should be discriminated against or overlooked for certain jobs based on their gender. In that regard, here are laws and protocols in place to protect women in the workplace from discrimination. Amazing stories from brave women who came forward, stood up, and challenged the companies in which treated them unfairly will be presented in this paper. This paper looks to show exactly how women are being discriminated against and why they are being discriminated against. These answers will be researched and presented in part from well-known magazines and peer-reviewed journals.

In today’s society it is easy to overlook much of the discrimination that people in our society receive. Now ask yourself why? Why do we go through our life seeing and hearing of discrimination but we don’t try and put a stop to it? People have grown accustomed to how people are treated. Today, many women worldwide still get discriminated on. A perfect example of how and when women get discriminated on is in the workplace. The pay gap problem between genders has been an ongoing issues for many years and is going to continue be an ongoing issue for years to come.

Nowadays, with increasing variety in organizations, several inequalities in the workplace have happened. In spite of the regulation policies which have limited inequalities on the workplace, it still exists, because of personal characteristics, such as gender, age and different race (Allan, C & Mcphail, R & Wilkinson, A 2008, p. 225). Inequality in the workplaces can be defined as the unfair discrimination relating to things, such as wage differentials between men and women, unfair practices and unfairness opportunities, particularly with regard to employment of people of different ethnic origins (Grainge, 2007, online). C2E TODAY (Committed 2 Equality) shows that in spite of large UK companies declaring that they have eliminated inequalities in the workplace around 77 per cent of them have little or no equality practices. Even though small companies’ situation is more serious, 97.5 per cent of them have no equality practices in place (Committed 2 Equality, 2008, online). This paper will analyze several inequalities exist on the workplace with the use of real facts for concentrating on gender, age and race, and demonstrate the role of the participants within employments relations by discussing the responses from the state, employers and unions.

I have chosen gender equality as my social movement. “Gender equality or sexual equality is achieved when women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society” (Sheppard, 2016). Therefore, as a woman, I feel discrimination is still alive and kicking. Therefore, what woman trying to set out in their career phase of their life would not be interested in being treated fairly. So, the most interesting part is even today some male figures still think that it is their place to make decisions on a woman’s behalf, thus devaluing woman of their human rights. Even though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was established to eliminate discrimination based on gender, race, color. Again, gender discrimination is still going on. For instance, just the other day where I work we interviewed a few candidates for a position and the Human Resource manager wanted to hire this colored male person with no experience in the field over a woman who met all the qualifications. The HR manger stated he wanted more racial diversity and felt a man would do a better job in that position. I merely agree we need more diversity in the workplace, but hiring for that reason is just not right. Even though today there are many women who are CEO’s, like Indra Nooyi, of the Pepsi Co. And Mary Barra who improved GMC’s reputation I still find it interesting that there are many companies where men still

In a previously male-dominated society where man’s political, economic and cultural privileges arise from their ‘masculine advantage’, attempts have been made to better understand the roles and capabilities of each gender, in particular the female gender, and the relationship between the two, so as to decrease disparity and attain a greater sense of social equality. A greater sense of equality between genders, which are non-physiological expectations of being male or female as driven by social and cultural forces, translates to a greater sense of empowerment, increasing the knowledge, decision-making power and overall participation of people in their respective communities and areas of work. Finally, understanding gender issues helps in incorporating mitigating mechanisms in workplace etiquette, policy-making and, eventually, societal norms, reducing inequitable impacts and ensuring sustainability.

Street harassment involves a person or persons inflicting unsolicited and unwanted comments, gestures, conversations or interactions in a public space upon another person, usually in a sexually suggestive or predatory manner. In the context of male to female street harassment in Australia, the occurrence rate is extremely high with almost every woman experiencing it at some point (The Australia Institute 2015). Whilst any person, regardless of gender, can be the perpetrator of these actions and it is a minority of people who offend, there are particular social and cultural influences effecting male to female occurrences that should be addressed as the cultural environment promoting these actions reflect the entrenched gender- discrimination that permeates sectors of Australian culture.

“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” A small yet powerful quote stated by Maya Angelou demonstrates the small amount of equality that exists between men and women in today’s society. Being such a controversial matter that has been debated time after time, gender discrimination and double standards between men and women exist and we need to act. For as long as those can remember, society has always pushed specific roles targeted to both men and women holding high expectations for each. Studies show that many have struggled to achieve the goal of illustrating that men and women are indeed equal; although, biologically women cannot do as much as men.