Gender Bias Report

Ironically, the gap widens the higher the level of education, for professional men and women, with women earning a median weekly salary of $923 while men’s median weekly salary was $1,256 in 2010. Based off these numbers I could clearly see why the women I asked that question about gender bias quickly said yes. Unfortunately, there is still a major gap but it is slowly closing because of the efforts of women. According to Heiphetz (2008), most women are unaware they are victims of discrimination such as “equal pay for equal work” because they do not have access to the financial records of men in their companies. Fortunately, more women are entering the workplace and gaining valuable experience and knowledge to pass onto other women who come …show more content…
Perception of a women’s role in society and within the organization dictates how far she can go. Systematically the rules and laws are in their favor, at least on paper they are. Unfortunately, when you take a deeper look into the laws of society today, you do not have to look far to determine who is to blame for these acts of discrimination than our Founding Fathers. The Constitution is the law of the land and the legal system along with the Supreme Court uphold the law. The Supreme Court has the power to amend the Constitution and the law. The amount of power the Supreme Court holds in a country ruled by democracy, should the Supreme Court be a direct reflection of the population it serves to uphold the law. Yes, it should but it does not, which explains why in its 220 year history there has only been four women that has served on the court. Women and minorities are underrepresented. Culturally, women are put into roles and if they do not act, dress, and speak a certain way in which society deems socially acceptable these women will be put looked upon as unfavorable. Women have a tough task to choose between family and professional career. Males are not expected to make that choice. The social and personal pressures of being a female in the work environment is difficult. For example, when a child is sick from school, whom does the school usually call? How about when the baby got up crying at night, who is expected to care for the child? It is usually the mom even though both parents may have a full-time job. These are the types of age old cultural habits that still exist. Having to choose between having a family a career should not be a stressful choice but for most women it is. There is complete double standard for behavior for women and men in corporate America. Men can sleep around with as many people in the office as they see fit and would be seen as “cool” by his peers but if a female did that, she would be considered a liability, promiscuous or