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    Gender is based on cultural assumptions that classifies on what positions should be held based on gender. Therefore, Gender inequality affects people in the workforce because of the gender wage gap in institutions. For example, jobs are sex segregated based on gender roles and status. The gender gap is based on wages and job positions. This causes for males and women to earn different because of gender. Even if they have the same positions males are look as authority. Men are favored because of the

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    There are many ways to discuss gender inequality and in the workplace world, a perfect example of gender inequality stems from the vast issue of unequal pay between men and women. According to Excite Education, “Gender inequality is a form of sex discrimination which results in a particular individual being treated disadvantageously because of their gender.” (Excite, 2001) In the workplace, women have been treated differently when it comes to their roles and their pay. In a recent article by The

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    Female inequality in the workplace is increasingly debated; it is also called the gender discrimination that has been a problem for several decades, and still a severe dilemma. Despite the advancement of women’s rights through education, empowerment, and legal acts over the past century, women continued to be paid less than men in nearly every occupation. This wage disparity between women and men is one of the significant aspects of sexism in the United States that afflicts the entire society. The

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    December 4, 2013 Professor Fischer Gender Inequality in a Global Perspective What is Gender Inequality? Like others, a social problem that is widespread in American society is Gender inequality. It is a problem that has had a negative impact on American society. Gender inequality can be found in many sub-systems of America. It is important to understand what gender inequality is in order to identify and correct the problem. Two sub-systems that gender inequality can be found are in the family and

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    not changeable. Gender is seen closely related to the roles and behavior assigned to women and men based on their sexual differences. As soon as a child is born families and society begin the process of gendering. The birth of the son is celebrated, the birth of a daughter filled with pain; sons are showered with love, respect, better food and proper health care. Boys are encouraged to be tough and outgoing; girls are encouraged to be homebound and shy. All these differences are gender differences and

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    like to say that everyone is completely equal but sadly that is not true. In the past several years you have probably heard a lot about gender inequality. In 2014 statistics have shown that women make around 79 cents to a man’s dollar. Through a rhetorical analysis of Audi’s 2017 Super Bowl commercial ‘Daughter’ they inform their buyers of the gender inequality around the world and to inform them that they are a fair and equal company when it comes to its employees. Not only that but to show support

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    relevance; gender inequality. In other words to be considered, the various accounts of inequities women are faced with in relation to men. Visible in everyday aspects; home life, and especially that of the workplace. Though there are those who believe gender to have no significance to an individual’s power, this demonstrates otherwise. Women are faced with numerous hindrances in comparison to men, as a result of the femme stereotype that has developed across time. The gender inequality issue is

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    Gender inequality is amongst us all in any given society. Although gender is not as simple as may seem. Gender comes into play along with a number of different aspects such as sex, gender and gender roles. Each of these aspects play a significant part when speaking of the different social problems encountered by men and women. Sex makes up the biological differences; of male or female. Gender is the socially learned behaviors that are attached to the sexes (Henslin, p. 322), which create Gender Roles

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    “Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender.” According to united nations population fund “gender equality is a human right. Men and Women are entitled to live with dignity and with freedom from want and from fear. Gender equality is also a precondition for advancing development and reducing poverty: Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities, and they improve prospects for the next generation”

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    Gender Inequality The issue of gender inequality is one which has been publicly reverberating through society for decades. The problem of inequality in employment being one of the most pressing issues today. In order to examine this situation one must try to get to the root of the problem and must understand the sociological factors that cause women to have a much more difficult time getting the same benefits, wages, and job opportunities as their male counterparts. The society in which we live

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