Discuss the view that solution to women’s disadvantage in organisations is to increase their representation at top levels.
Intro
Gender, a relatively concept in social science, which plays an important role in our social lives. People are born male or female, processing masculine and feminine qualities, makes difference to the way in which he or she experience his or her social world. The distinction exists to qualities or characteristics that society ascribes to each sex, on the contrary, Liberal Feminism against emphasize gender differences, and places great emphasis on the similarity of both sexes.
Perceptions of gender are deeply rooted, vary widely both within and between cultures, and change over time. But in all cultures, gender determines power and resources for females and males, and the fact is that women have less power than men to access productive resources, services and opportunities. (Food and Agriculture Organisations of United Nations, 2016) Also, gender discrimination is always to continue.
Especially for the employment, evidence shows that men has power through taking visible and invisible advantages of privileges in organisations that women often lack. For example, approximately 70% of people in national minimum wage jobs are women (Low Pay Commission, 2007). In addition, 54% of …show more content…
It is believed that women equal rights have been deprived, and the root of women 's oppression of individuals and groups that lack a fair opportunity to compete and access to education, which results in the limitation of women’s participation in society for a long time. It advocates mostly linked to the achievement of the values of social equality extended to women 's groups from past only men with personal freedom through equal rights and fair distribution of scarce
Intro
Gender, a relatively concept in social science, which plays an important role in our social lives. People are born male or female, processing masculine and feminine qualities, makes difference to the way in which he or she experience his or her social world. The distinction exists to qualities or characteristics that society ascribes to each sex, on the contrary, Liberal Feminism against emphasize gender differences, and places great emphasis on the similarity of both sexes.
Perceptions of gender are deeply rooted, vary widely both within and between cultures, and change over time. But in all cultures, gender determines power and resources for females and males, and the fact is that women have less power than men to access productive resources, services and opportunities. (Food and Agriculture Organisations of United Nations, 2016) Also, gender discrimination is always to continue.
Especially for the employment, evidence shows that men has power through taking visible and invisible advantages of privileges in organisations that women often lack. For example, approximately 70% of people in national minimum wage jobs are women (Low Pay Commission, 2007). In addition, 54% of …show more content…
It is believed that women equal rights have been deprived, and the root of women 's oppression of individuals and groups that lack a fair opportunity to compete and access to education, which results in the limitation of women’s participation in society for a long time. It advocates mostly linked to the achievement of the values of social equality extended to women 's groups from past only men with personal freedom through equal rights and fair distribution of scarce