Sheryl Sandberg

“Bitch.” To most people, the word ‘bitch’ has a negative connotation. It is degrading. It is objectifying. It is shameful. It is appalling to any female to be called such a word. A ‘bitch’ used to be (more or less) considered helpless, dependent, and unqualified for anything that does not involve household chores or otherwise satisfying ‘the man’. The man of the house held a job and provided for the family. He was in charge of all the finances, handled all the paperwork, etc. The helpless woman…

Most people have played video games since they were as young as five years old, video games have been a big part of their life. Video gaming has made most persons who they are today. Video games have helped them considerably in their social and work life. Video games assist everyone to make friends, and allowing to a common ground with others. Most people would otherwise miss to have anything in common with their friends. Video games enable one to meet new individuals and keep in touch with pals…

In society today, it is often assumed that women are the victims of atrocious oppression at the hands of men. This belief includes the thoughts that women are held back by unequal pay, being denied leadership roles, having to be the primary caretaker of children, and more. Feminists argue that they are trying to improve society by correcting these issues. Richard Dorment is his essay “Why Men Still Can’t Have It All” explores the topic of feminism and attempts to show a different view of it by…

Resolution After spending more time in her position, Kileen would learn that Foremost Insurance did offer advancement opportunities. She decided to put aside her current job search and focus on building a career with Foremost Insurance. The organization offered a program called Around the World which allowed employees to observe fellow coworkers and learn more about their departments and positions. She would participate in this program and learn more about the other prospective positions…

Women’s equality in Business has been a serious focus of worldwide attention. Unfortunately, this focus has been primarily due to the more obvious violation of the fundamental rights of women. Leadership roles such as: Business, Politics, and in the home need to be addressed within the United States. In past years, the United States has made on-going progress towards women’s equality and empowerment in various aspects of society especially in employment and education. However, there are issues…

The topic of this paper is about how sexism in almost all major religions affects today’s contemporary views. My paper will focus on Hinduism and Christianity in particular. Although both religions do show sexism, they also show equality or a high status for women. So why is our society today still indulged in sexist religious thoughts instead of analyzing all the information? This paper will discuss both the sexist and nonsexist views in the religions. This is important to understand because…

In Anne-Marie Slaughter’s essay “Why Women Still Can’t Have It all” Slaughter explains how she wants to incorporate her success and family to have a balanced life. Slaughter is the president and CEO of the New American Foundation, “a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute, and has taught at Princeton University and Harvard Law School and worked as director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department. Slaughter’s concern is not being a supportive mother to her children because of…

Only 14.2% of the top five leadership positions at the companies in the S&P 500 are held by women. Women currently work two-thirds of the world’s working hours, but earn only 10 percent of the world’s income (CNNMoney). Shocking statistics? I think not. Growing up solely being raised by my mother has taught me a lot about the societal pressures, discrimination and expectations women face in today’s day and age. Every morning as a child, I watched as she hustled diligently to ensure that there…

The structure of work has generally been segregated between the sexes. In the Kaleidoscope of Gender, “Gendered Organizations in the New Economy” discusses the differences in work that are based on gender assumptions. Previously, males were viewed as the breadwinner and females as the nurturer. Joan Aker’s Organizational Logic states that jobs are catered to males as the construct of work creates gender inequality. Jobs were rigid system will long hours and specialization was a key factor. The…

Not only a gender wage gap can be calculated on the national level, but also we can compare gender wage gaps of different states in the US. According to data from the American Community Survey, in 2014 the pay gap was largest in Louisiana, where women were paid 65 percent of what men were paid and it was smallest in Washington, D.C., where women were paid 90 percent of what men were paid, and (Hill, 2015). Table#2 contains the information regarding median annual earnings and earnings ratio for…