Stereotypes Of Women In The Work Force

In today's world women are perceived in the workforce as either less qualified or arrogant uptight. "Approximately 40 percent of students in elite business schools are female, and it is particularly difficult for them to move up the career ladder. A study by the nonprofit organization Catalyst in 60 U.S. top companies indicates that among 500 directors there is not a single woman" (Sinitsa). From an article "Man's world refuses to take women seriously, even in 21st century" we are shown that more than Half of the female talent is are wasted. To allow the female population to grow will be beneficial that will slow the society to grow an advance. Women can be a perfect candidate in the workforce just as well as any

Domestic servants were a large occupation for women in the 19th century. Domestic servants were in upper class homes and lower class homes. Usually if one wanted a butler or a professional cook or more one would typically be in higher classes. When a family's income got to about 150 they got a general servant. It was typically a young lady she would work 12 to 16 hours a day. When they got a bigger income the highered more servants. They usually cleaned, cooked or hauled coal.

Many women took jobs that men did not want such as cooking, cleaning and running the household. Women also got jobs in textile mills, working machinery that made clothing. Many women were talented at making clothes for the family. This kept up with the latest style and was much less expensive. With the WPA, Works Progress Administration, nearly 300,000 women were working with approximately 9,000 different sewing units. Women were sometimes left alone to run the household when the father left for his own reasons. It’s been said that “Women got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head.” meaning that women

Women were known to be the perfect role model for their children in the 1800s, during the late 19th century women had to work to help support their families (“Striking”). Women also worked from home by finishing garments and shoes for factories, laundry, or preparation of snacks to sell in the market. This unpaid work came along with other responsibilities, “included cooking, cleaning, child care and often keeping small animals and growing vegetables and fruit to help feed their families” (“Striking”). The preferred clothing of the time was corsets, long dresses, and the least amount of skin the better. The clothing choices were respectable and modest.

Domestic work and other types of work that is typically associated with women has always been undervalued and overlooked. Many types of work fall under the umbrella of domestic labor, such as: cooking, cleaning, mending, child care, running errands, managing the household, and much more. This type of work is highly undervalued and often ignored. Many of the works that we have looked at in this section highlight how many women felt about the domestic sphere that they were placed in. In this essay I will discuss this point using points from "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Professions For Women". Both women commented on the domestic sphere for women and what that meant for them.

First, I will discuss the role of the women in the Colonial Period. The tasks of the women included cooking, heating, lighting, housework, emptying chamber pots, making clothes, doing laundry, tending to the sick, childcare, and taking care of the livestock (“History of the First 13 Colonies and Life in the Colonial Period” 2). Women living in the country was expected to do their productive work inside the home, in most cases, it benefited the family and not the outside world. Women living in cities would be engaged in similar tasks, however, they have more opportunities, for example, hiring themselves into the community, which would serve as nurses or seamstresses. Some women prior to the 18th century served as midwives, which attended the births of children ("Female Roles" 4). While most women worked inside the home or alongside the male, some were

In the sixteenth century, women were not allowed to have jobs such as doctors, teachers, or lawyers. Almost all women were housewives, they stayed in the house and cleaned, cooked, and sometimes worked on the farm if needed. If a woman was not a housewife, she would use her time to spin clothes, she would be a washerwoman, a milliner, and they embroidered and dryed clothes. Some women made small businesses cooking or baking,

Women were seen as economically incompetent because only men in the middle class were allowed to work and support their family. Women were excluded from the professions, except for writing and teaching. The acceptable occupations in the 19th century were factory labor or domestic work. Society used to think that a woman was just able to serve her husband. Eventually, by the 20th century the great majority of women who were employed in clerical positions, factory work, retail sales, and service jobs. Women in factories often work as machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. Many women worked as waitresses, cooks, hospital attendants, cleaning women, and hairdressers, secretaries, and bookkeepers. However, they were paid less than men.

"In 1950 about one in three women participated in the labor force. By 1998, nearly three of every five women of working age were in the labor force" (Heatherfield, n.d., para. 4). In 2008, the U.S. Department of labor estimates that women will make up 48% of the workforce (Heatherfield, n.d., para. 6). As the number of women in the workforce rises so do the numbers of women who hold higher titles such as Chairman, CEO, Vice Chairman, President, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, and Executive Vice President. This number has increased from 7.3% in 2000 to 9.9% in 2002 (Diversity statistics, 2006).

“The number of employees over the age of 55 has increased by 30 percent; however, the number of 25- to 54-year-olds has only increased by 1 percent” (Claire, 2009). In 2008 the eldest of the 77 million baby-boomers turned 62. Estimates are that by the end of the decade about 40 percent of the work force will be eligible to retire. As people begin to reach the age of retirement there may be not be enough new employees to fill the gap (Clare, 2009). Companies need to find ways to attract Boomers and Millennials. Companies that want to attract Boomers and Millennials need to be creative in their culture, HR policies and work environments.

The most connected, classy and educated generation ever is known as Gen Z. Gen Z is part of a generation that is global, social, visual and technological. They are the teens, the tweens, the youth and the young adults of our society. A Generation is generally described through the years of birth. For example Generation Z is 1995 to 2009 and therefore if you are born within these times, you are considered a part of the Generation. Generation Z is about 2 billion of the world’s population and they don’t just characterize the future, they are creating it. Unfortunately Gen Z individuals have been brought into the world during the times of crisis, terrorism and the global downturn and climate change. However fortunately study has shown that Generation Z is assisting human resource managers in many areas such as employment, and the evolution of the work industry. Like the unfortunate era they’re living in, there is a positive turnaround where the students of today, employees and consumers of tomorrow, are experiencing the workforce for the first time and through this experience they have found and displayed new ways that human resourcing can be publically viewed. It has often been argued that Generation Z kids are irresponsible and lack discipline, however when it comes to employment, many managers have agreed that this Generation is the best.

In corporate America women have also became essential. In the recent years there are more women in the workforce than ever. According to the catalyst in the United States “Women's Growing Labor Force Participation Peaked in 1999 at 60.0%. Women share of the total labor force is 46.8%. 56.7% of all women 16 years and over are in the labor force, compared to 69.1% of all men.” (The

A century back, women’s obligation was to accommodate her family.Although it appeared like a straightforward employment, she had a high and requesting timetable. They didn 't have technologies back in the day so they needed to do everything by hand. Cook for the family, knit,sew, wash garments and deal with the youngsters and her guardians. In the article “Out of Order”, David Bouchier describes,“In their spare time, the farm women were expected to milk the cows, smoke meat and fish, knit sweaters and socks, make clothes for everybody, wash clothes and sheets in big tubs, run them through the mangle, hang them out on lines and iron them with heavy flatirons…”(6).They didn 't have the luxury to sit around and relax, they were expected to use every minute of their time to do household.

Gender roles is a very controversial topic in today’s society, especially when it comes to working. 100 years ago, in Europe, women were working long hours in factories. Women also worked as nurses, cleaned wealthy people 's homes, and were craftswomen. Meanwhile, 100 years ago in the United States women were expected to stay home and take care of the family/home, while the men went out and worked an average of ten hours a day for six days a week, compared to the traditional five day weeks and 8 hour days.

According to recent research, Millennials (75.5 million) have edged out the Baby Boomers (74.9 million), who are retiring, as the fastest growing group in the United States, with Generation X lagging behind (66 million) (Fry, 2016). By the year 2020, Millennials will account for half of the workforce and their impact on the economic is contingent upon how the economy is doing at that time (Shin, 2015). The Education Testing Service found although Millennials are receiving more education than any other generational group, they may lose their competitive edge against international peers (Twaronite, 2015).