Discrimination Against Female And Male Employees

Gender discrimination has always been one of the most re-surfaced topics over decades when the big umbrella topic of Employment relations is brought up. For hundreds of years, women have taken one of the hardest challenges in life, to be recognised equally against men. For centuries, women were not given the same rights as men, nor were

With the rise of the modern age economic survival has become difficult for families based on a single income. This economic need along with modern attitudes toward gender equality has resulted in women being represented in the workforce in greater numbers. However, until the 1960’s women faced severe discrimination when trying to enter and maintain a position in the workforce. Often qualified women would be passed over for men with less experience and education. Employers were fearful that women were too emotional and were not equipped to handle the stress of the work environment. Also driving the decision to not hire or promote women was the concern over the additional health care expenses and leave time pregnant

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.

From the beginning of time the male and female have been expected to perform certain roles in society. Males have been expected to work and provide for their family while the female raises the children, cooks, cleans and keeps the house in order. Today many women have broken that tradition and are starting their careers and becoming more independent. Even though females today are braking away from that stereotype, they are being discriminated in the work place because there are still individuals out there that believe that women should play a certain role and that they are not strong enough to work in a cooperation or

Women have experienced a historic situation of inequality in the social as well as professional aspects. Women were normally the ones that would take care of children, do the chores in the house, and in rural areas; they would work in the field with the rest of the family. However, today’s women have become more self-sufficient and independent from the predominant male figure within every historical family. Gender inequality in the workplace is becoming less common; yet, gender is a factor that affects men and women. Especially women have been subjected to a historical discrimination that has influenced society to decide which job is more suitable for women than men. However women have confronted and tried to break down the barriers that

“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,

Women in the workforce are making their presence known. Women are usually paid less than their male peers and they aren’t promoted as fast as their male peers. Progress has been make towards gender workplace equality but gender workplace discrimination continues to be an impediment to gender equality. For the purpose of research on gender workplace discrimination, I used four journal articles. The first article, Minimizing Workplace Gender and Racial Bias, by author William T. Bielby, discusses stereotyping in the workplace. The article offers suggestions on how organizations should review their policy and procedures to minimize bias in the workplace. This article only talked about minimizing workplace discrimination but fail to provide evidence of how much discrimination is happening. The second article, Gender Discrimination at Work: Connecting Gender Stereotypes Institutional Polices, and Gender Composition of Workplace, by author Donna Bobbitt-Zeher used 219 discrimination narratives from sex discrimination cases that were presented to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Bobbitt-Zeher analyzed the cases and revealed that “gender stereotyping combines in predictable ways with sex composition of workplaces and organizational policies, often through interactional dynamics of discretional policy usage, to result in discrimination”. (Bobbitt-Zeher, 2011) For each woman, Bobbitt-Zeher created a discrimination narrative and history of discrimination

The generation now has made it easier to equalize men and women but there is still a substantial amount of places where gender inequality is still happening in the workplace and where females still face discrimination. Women are often discriminated in the workplace and are usually not promoted as quickly as men are and they also receive less pay. History shows that women have not always been defined as property and thought of as second class citizens. But in the 21st century many have seen a drastic change in the so called “traditional” family ways where women are suppose to stay home and take care of the household chores, food, and children and men are suppose to work to support their family and provide financial stability. Many assume that in the workplace women are more vulnerable and less competent than men because women 's instincts are to put their family before work or anything else. Whereas men are the ones who will usually stay the late hours to work. People on both sides of the political spectrum and everywhere in between seem to be fearful of what is to come and more fearful of others than they are often willing to admit.

Women fought very hard for their rights in the workplace. Some of them, including Susan B Anthony, went above and beyond the norm. Yet, today our rights are still not the same as a man’s. At one point women weren’t allowed to work at all, and today they are allowed to have jobs while still being home makers. Although improvements have been made, there are still several dilemmas that need to be addressed. A women earns less than a man when doing the same work, and that is extremely unfair. Another issue in the workplace is that men underestimate women due to lack of strength and discrimination. There are also the issues of pregnancy and sexual

Because of what has happened in world history, it is affecting workplace discrimination today. According to an article written by Donald Mayer called Gender Discrimination, "Gender or sex discrimination in the United States has a long tradition, partaking of a much wider phenomenon of discrimination against women that is both ancient and global. In many countries, women are still regarded as the property of men, are denied access to birth control information, are not allowed to vote, and are prohibited from working with men" (Mayer "Gender Discrimination"). The U.S. and other countries have been continuing the act of inequality for a while now. Not only is racial discrimination an issue in the workplace, but so is gender biases. The female gender is less likely to get a job at a place they want compared to a male. Workplaces be prejudice against hiring

In 2013, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported that over 27,000 claims were alleged sex-based discrimination. Most of these gender related accusations are gender discrimination. Stephanie Sipe and Donna K. Fisher, two professors at Georgia Southern University, and C. Douglas Jonson, a professor at Georgia Gwinnett University, state “Gender discrimination occurs when employers make decisions such as selection, evaluation, promotion, or reward allocation on the basis of an individual’s gender” (Sipe, Johnson, and Fisher 342).Since the beginning of time, Women have experienced inequality in the social as well as professional endeavors. Women’s inequality in the workplace has always been a controversial topic; yet, gender is a factor that affects men and women.

Despite major progressive and social changes to push for equality in the workforce, women still face challenges that have been pertinent since women were allowed to work alongside men. Even though women are receiving equal or higher education to men it is not reflected in the types of jobs women hold when compared with men. Since the 1970’s, the number of women in the labor force has increased 17 percent, and there are about as many women as there are men working today. While women are fifty percent of the labor force and earn majority of advanced degrees at universities, it tends to show different in the workplace. Aside from all the progress they are making, the higher they go in their career the harder it is for them to succeed, which is making it more difficult for them to compare to men. Sociology, or the study of human society, pertains to this topic by stating that gender inequality is not being pursued in the line of work. In chapter 8 of You May Ask Yourself, there is a section that specifically talks about inequality at work. Written in the text, you will find that the author talks about the increase of women in businesses, pay discrepancy based on gender, sexual harassment, and facing discrimination such as the glass ceiling and the glass elevator. As we talk about gender inequality, the discrimination of women in the workface started out as being “equal”. Even though men and women had different jobs, they still depended on each other to survive. Men usually did

Half of the workforce is women, yet why are incidents of gender discrimination still prevalent? Whether in terms of hiring, work pay, job classification, or benefits, it is common for women to encounter discrimination in the work force. Like men, women receive graduate degrees and exhibit competent working behaviors, yet reports have shown that women earn less than men, working in the same job positions. Research has presented that “In 2015, female full-time, year round workers made only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, a gender wage gap of 20 percent” (Pay Equity & Discrimination). Working in comparison to men, women are often degraded for their work efforts. Although much progress has exhibited women entering the workforces of “masculine” jobs, statistics still present little significant progression against gender discrimination.

Worldwide, most countries recognize that equal rights should exist between men and women. Many have produced regulations intended to fight discrimination and programs granting women access to health, education, and economic rights such as land ownership. However, the fact remains that women have fewer opportunities than men to benefit from economic development, with lower participation in the labor force (Johnson). While the principle of gender equity in the workplace is generally accepted, discriminatory practices persist in many organizations despite regulations to the contrary. It is important to create an open and friendly

For many years now, the question of gender equality has been one of the most controversial issues in several societies. Different regions have put the effort in ensuring women get as equal chances as their counterpart gender, whereas some of the areas in the world have completely shunned the issue. Back then, women were considered property and were not allowed equal rights as men especially when it comes to education, job opportunities among several other issues. The United States has put in place various policies that enable females to have equal opportunities as men. The country has tried to make an effort to ensure equality of resources and opportunities regardless of one’s gender. Nonetheless, most areas have not fully embraced the fact that men and women are equal. In fact, some bosses disqualify applicants of jobs on the basis of gender. To date, women are still discriminated against on several issues. This discussion entails a few examples of discrimination against women. With each problem, it shall attempt to provide a solution to each problem.