In “Why Do We Make So Much of Gender,” Allan G. Johnson argues against patriarchal beliefs as well as gender profiling. He begins by proving that religion and history play a key role in how cultural expectations develop. Johnson follows by giving examples that support the fact that gender profiling still exists to this day and proves that the mistreatment of women is more than a biological issue, but social as well. Johnson, with samples from other authors, proves the irony between how men and women are supposed to be portrayed. Throughout the article, Johnson makes some strong points on the issue, but also includes weak ones as well.…
AUSTRALIA RULES? MAYBE NOT. Mykayla Bennett discusses the strong parallels between the film “Australian Rules” and contemporary Australian society. R acism. Sexism.…
Mothers are still being discriminated in the workforce and it’s our fault By Isabel Grosu Even in contemporary Australian society and Western culture, the issue of sexism is still visibly present. 1 in 2 (49%) mothers experienced discrimination in the workplace as shown by a recent survey conducted by the Australian Rights Commission. Discrimination against mothers in the workplace is regrettably not uncommon.…
The glass ceiling prevents women from rising to the highest positions of organizations in male dominated professions. This is a huge problem because woman deserve to have equal opportunities as men. “A working woman with a college degree will earn, on average, hundreds of thousands of dollars less than a man who does the same work” (Newman, 1006). The only thing that is holding women back is their gender. In the past, men usually were the ones who earned money to support their families.…
In Irene Padavic and Barbara Reskin’s paper “Gender Differences in Moving Up and Taking Charge,” it talks about the different treatments women received in work place. In firms, even though men and women both have the same position that give them the power to make decisions, men are always the one who is making the decision, and women is just their “glorified secretaries” (Padavic 2002). Based on the social stratification, women are considered inferior than men, so they are thought to have less ability and less intelligence to make the right decision. At the same time, they experience the system of inequality of having no symbolic rewards of being trust with the capability to make important decisions. The employer made the decision based on the stereotype of women being less capable.…
Respecting Women “Mom, can I go to a sleepover?” “Mom, what did you make for supper?” These are a few common question in the 2000’s. Women are now used for more things than just bearing children like they used to be in the Greek civilization.…
The second reason why there isn’t adequate women representation in the government is incumbency. “On average, about 89% of house members run for reelection -- and 97% are reelected. This means that every election cycle, about 86% of seats are already taken”(Kliff) This is clearly unjust since more than 80% which is even more than ¾ of the House is reelected. This means that opinions and ideas are repeated and…
Are you a sexist? Many face denial when answering this question. They are quick to say no without actually thinking about the what the question is asking. Stop and think. What does it mean to even be a sexist?…
In “Lean in: What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?” by Sheryl Sandberg the main topic is feminism based upon her point of view and research. Throughout her work she states the general struggles that come from being a woman in the world. In her work she does not seem very one sided on how to change what women are going through now but instead just saying what women do now that doesn’t work now a day. Before this Sandberg wrote “lean in” there had never been a feminist work on the New York Times Best Sellers list which was a big movement in feminist teaching, but was it good publicity for long time feminist?…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling Since day one, men have had the upper hand. They have the best job opportunities, more freedom, and less discrimination. Women, on the other hand, were forced into staying at home taking care of children or cooking the food. Now we are pushing those boundaries and fighting for women rights. Women have a barrier that they are fighting to break through.…
The social constructionist theory of gender is perhaps best summarized as “gender is performative, that is, something you ‘do’” (Launis and Hassel, 27). In this way, gender is constantly being created by all levels of society and by each of us on a personal level. On September 12th, Huffington Post released an article online written by Rebecca Walden titled “Young Ladies of the SEC, cover it up!” in which the author berates the wardrobe choices of female college students at a recent football game she attended at the University of Alabama.…
Who are you? That’s what they say to me when I dare to speak. I am not afraid to speak my mind. You are afraid of my thoughts. Telling women what they can do and not do is sexism.…
However, it is possible that an unconscious bias exists, and this barrier could stop women’s progress. The way to tackle this might be to train HR employees in their possible unconscious biased way of thinking. Furthermore, encouraging females to apply for management roles and holding business leaders accountable, could further progression. How does gender stratification harm both men and women?…
Women And Equality In The Workplace Gender Equality is the most common issue which has come across at the workplace in which women are treated inferior than the other men employees. It has been noticed than women are being paid less than men, and there is a male-dominant crowd in the workplaces. For no reason women are set apart when they are equally intelligent as men. It is very casual that women are also capable of doing a particular job as men. Gender discrimination in workplaces are fallacious assumptions and must be stopped because women are just as productive as a male employee is in doing an allotted task.…
Beliefs involved assumptions about the nature and the skills required for effective leadership in organizations (theory implied) assumptions about the inherent differences between men and women (gender stereotypes), and assumptions concerning appropriate behavior for men and women (estimated role) .Most organizations believe that men have properties such as assertive, confident, focused and not easily influenced by emotion. Besides that most parties believe that women are not able to play a good role as a leader. We truly do not agree with gender-based discrimination because of the most important thing for effectiveness in management is about how leaders can manage the organization. So, whether men or women gender is not important because both men and women have their own strengths.…