As a result, women seek health care in much greater proportion than men. Men, on the other hand, traditionally shy away from the health-care system, and we are only now starting to understand why that is. Men tend to view partners and friends as primary health sources. When they do reach a physician, men tend to focus more on physical problems, and are less likely to discuss deeper emotional issues -- particularly if the physician is female. Perhaps most influential are perceptions around male masculinity.
However, politically and economically men have sustain their dominance. For years, in the not so distant past, women were prohibited to get jobs let alone an education, if allowed they would only be permitted to work as teachers or secretaries. Anything above that woman were classified as not intelligent enough or to fragile. The differences between the sexes were socially defined and vague through the eyes of chauvinism in which men assumed authority over women and maintained it through control. As the objective of impartiality between men and women is ever closer we are also losing our attentiveness of essential differences.
The literature begins with a discussion of the research on gender and leadership.The literature review reveals that women were devalued more (relative to men) when displaying masculine styles than they were when displaying other leadership styles. Mainly, women lead in a more democratic and less autocratic style than men and the review suggestion that an attitudinal bias might influence their findings.The literature reveals that men are viewed more favorably than women in roles occupied mainly by men than for roles occupied equally by both sexes, or for roles where gender is unclear.When women demonstrate a behavior that is identified as outstanding, they may be evaluated without negative bias. When the quality of women leadership is ambiguous, it may be devalued relative to men leadership.The literature review also reveals that male and female leaders do not differ in personal or task-oriented styles but rather in tendencies to lead with a directive or participative style. Women tend to lead in a participative style while men tend to lead in a more directive style.References were made by Swim, Eagly, and Johnson throughout the study. Other citations were made by Bass, Yoder, Powell, Rosenthal.
Lukas argues that the gender pay gap is solely based on career choices between men and women. Women may choose a more relaxed, traditional or laid back position, while men may have to work jobs that require longer hours and overtime which contributes to more pay and higher pay checks. Lukas is not alone in her belief that pay discrimination has long been
This results in the man having more power over the woman as he is the individual working and bringing an income, enabling him to make the decisions whereas the woman would have no power for this to happen. In relation to having an income, feminists see the workplace as another place in which inequalities occur. ‘The Glass Ceiling’ is a phrase commonly used by feminists. It is related to women and their careers and how they are able to see promotion but are not going to be considered as they are women. This is highlighted in the report ‘Sex and authority in the workplace: the causes of sexual inequality’, Wendy C. Wolf
That is, men and women, as well as boys and girls, are more alike than they are different” (Hyde, 2005, p. 581). To prove her hypothesis she focused on specific categories for possible similarities such as, cognitive variables, nonverbal and verbal communication, social and personality variables, psychological well-being, motor behaviors, and moral reasoning. My opinion of gender, prior to reading the article, men and women are far more different than others tend to want to believe. Women tend to be more driven by their emotions whereas men are driven more on their skills to problem solve and physical capabilities. That is not to say that there is not a sense of equality, but based on my personal observations a female has the tendency to be more capable of carrying out and following through with tasks more than a man.
Women are now accepted into traditionally labeled male occupations, and men are being more accepted in traditional female roles. Although we do strive for equability, males are still expected to be dominate in most social structures, leading to the oppression of women in some ways. A male’s traditional role is to be the strength for him and his family. Females are no longer staying at home mothers but employed mothers, providing for their family with long lasting careers or jobs. Our women have fought for a difference in treatment, which differs from the Amish women who didn't question the role that they played in their
They say that in the world today women and men are equal. But that is not the case. When it comes to media women are always underrepresented, may it be in politics, business, sports, journalism or in television and films. In this research I will aim to find out why this happens, why it is that the world has progressed so much and so have the women but due to some factors they are just not considered as equal to men. Women are under paid as compared to them, they are quoted lesser in terms of new papers, given lesser speaking roles in the case of films and television shows and those are just a few examples.
Even if a woman is qualified for a specific job, a male can get the job more easily simply because that is what has been the example in the workplace from before. The stereotype that males have more leadership skills makes results in the reality that sometimes it that males are more likely to get hired for such positions. Women often experience workplace discrimination due to their gender. Since many men believe that they are the more dominant, the assume their position of acting in that sense. This topic is important because discrimination based on gender defies what is right.
Almost every major company from the tech sector is influenced by the small number of women and minorities. However this is not a valid excuse for failure. It might be normal to have more men employed in the tech industry – but Google does not want to be normal – Google wants to be outstanding and extraordinary. To get a closer look and a better view on the comparison, two statistics have been developed by Biz Carson in the name of Gigaom (See Graphic 1 and Graphic 2 below). Graphic 1: Overall Gender Overview Gigoam graphic by Biz Carson, Source: Company diversity reports, August