For many years and centuries, it was usual that women did not possess the same rights and privileges as men, having limited opportunities in terms of education and occupation without any right to vote. It was in the past and since there were many efforts done to achieve equality for women. Did these efforts let humanity successfully achieve that goal? Partially, yes. However, even in todays “civilized world”, where many laws enforce gender equality, gender discrimination, particularly in workplace, still exist. The report discusses inequalities in work, first defining what the gender discrimination is, giving insights into its causes and forms, then providing real examples of lawsuits in gender discrimination settlements.
Gender discrimination …show more content…
First thing to focus is interview questions (Wallen,2015). Some organizations have very subjective HR processes. If during an interview there are questions about having a child or intend about having a child, which are, in turn, illegal, then that organizations is more likely have problems in equal treatment of employees. Another important issue to pay attention is pay inequity (Wallen,2015). If you are a manager, observe whether people with same qualifications who do the same job get paid equally or not. If answer is negative, manager should make efforts to resolve this problem. Last, but not least, see if organizations male and female employees climb equally high on ranks of management. If not, what is a reason? If no justifiable reason is found, as a manager, remove that glass ceiling since each person no matter to which gender they belong should have same opportunities. Managers’ task is to provide gender equity in workplace because any organization where discrimination exists are negatively affected. Gender discrimination leads to loss in productivity since those who are discriminated lose their motivation and enthusiasm
Gender discrimination …show more content…
First thing to focus is interview questions (Wallen,2015). Some organizations have very subjective HR processes. If during an interview there are questions about having a child or intend about having a child, which are, in turn, illegal, then that organizations is more likely have problems in equal treatment of employees. Another important issue to pay attention is pay inequity (Wallen,2015). If you are a manager, observe whether people with same qualifications who do the same job get paid equally or not. If answer is negative, manager should make efforts to resolve this problem. Last, but not least, see if organizations male and female employees climb equally high on ranks of management. If not, what is a reason? If no justifiable reason is found, as a manager, remove that glass ceiling since each person no matter to which gender they belong should have same opportunities. Managers’ task is to provide gender equity in workplace because any organization where discrimination exists are negatively affected. Gender discrimination leads to loss in productivity since those who are discriminated lose their motivation and enthusiasm