Gender equality

To achieve equality between men and women in employment and narrow the income gap between men and women, Equality Act 2010 came into force based on the adoption of the Equal Pay Act 1970. In the past three decades, there has been some improvement in inequality between men and women in the workplace, but the difference still exists. I used to work in a media which is specialized in yachting industry, which is a traditional male-dominated profession. Through the communication with practitioners in

Throughout the years gender equality and education have drastically changed. Some people went through different experiences depending when or even where a person grew up. In the United States Title IX was a big contributing factor in gender equality. “These areas are: Access to Higher Education, Career Education, Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students, Employment, Learning Environment, Math and Science, Sexual Harassment, Standardized Testing and Technology” (Titleix.info, History). In this

Gender inequality Women are one-half of the world population they deserve equal opportunity as men because at the end gender equality is part of humanity progress. Many women around the world are treated less favoured than men not only in countries that have traditional gender role but even in societies that believe in equal right for both male and female. Gender inequality means unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It results from differences in socially constructed

you want to get a job, and have your salary based on the effort and skill you provide your employer, not whether you have a uterus, you should care about gender equality. If you want to have access to opportunities, and be able to reach your full potential, regardless of whether your chromosomes read XX or XY, you should care about gender equality. Should people be seen as less valuable than others because of a small difference in their biology, because of something that they cannot change? In the

Gender Equality in Today’s Workforce In today’s business environment, women get paid on average 12-30% less than men. This affects their ways of living and retirement options. To this day, women still have less rights when it comes to workforce in many Asian and European countries. Men are the preferred gender because they are perceived to be smarter. In many countries, women are limited on the amount of education they can receive. Women are not treated fairly in the workforce because it harder

It has been a topic through history: Gender Equality, but have you ever thought of it from a sports standpoint. There is a huge controversy around the US, concerning the general idea that women can’t play sports. This is a very underlooked issue. The stigma of women not being able to play sports has been around ever since the 1800s. Since the beginning of time there has been the assumption that women are delicate and should have men protect and provide for them, but now the tides are changing and

never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human” (Nazarian 2010) Women have been a face of oppression for many years, gender segregation has also been prominent in all societies for many years. Historically, women have never been the dominant gender in roles of occupation and wages. Gender segregation has impacted the gender wage gap, that has been ongoing since the beginning of time. Patriarchy will be touched on, being the outlook the majority of the population practices, gender roles and lastly

The fight for gender equality in the workplace has been ongoing for fifty years. Women have been looked to as inferior in the workplace in the United States for the better part of a decade. While they have made tremendous strides in getting equalization, ladies are still cheated out of the money that men are receiving for the same career. The gender wage gap is real and it grows over worker’s careers. Though it used to be a gap because of education between the genders, the education gap has been

Discussions about gender and race equality are a big part of our daily lives; however, the fact that this is even a discussion might be a problem in itself. Woman or man, black, white or yellow, were words conjured up by scientists to classify species just as german shepherd and poodle were. They were not meant to be used as a way to label people in society, with regards to who they are or what they do. 

Labels and categories were meant for food, utensils, and lab settings, not for people in society

against gender inequality and gender stereotypes created by society. To some people, the feminist movement is a lost cause. Lost is defined as having perished; it 's expired, it is no more. Right now, our society is arguing that feminism is lost, perished, or an expired social movement because we simply don 't need it; America has reached the pinnacle of gender equality. Sadly, this idea snuck its way into our country 's media and minds. I am here to tell you that the fight for gender equality has not