Equality protects people from being discriminated against on the grounds of group membership i.e. sex, race disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or age. Diversity for the workforce is about valuing and reaping the benefits of a varied workforce that makes the best of an individual’s skills and talents whatever their backgrounds. I work for a large City Council who has in place an Equality and Diversity Policy. As a public body they must also comply with the Equality Duty, this ensures that they consider the needs of all individuals in their daily work, in their employees and in delivering services.
Abstract Despite significant improvements in the socioeconomic status of working women, research reflects that gender inequalities continue to exist throughout the world. In this paper, the author attempts to examine the prevalence of sexism in the American workplace and in various sources of media outlets. By utilizing empirical secondary data and primary data collected specifically for this report, the author endeavors to prove that although much work has been done to improve the status of women in society, there continues to be a significant inequality. An Examination of the Prevalence of Sexism in the American Workplace and in Media When the forefathers of our great nation were composing the Declaration of Independence to succeed from Great Britain, they envisioned a nation where “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, which among these are the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This immortal declaration has come to define our country, and has led many individuals to immigrate here in search of this “American Dream”. Nevertheless, during the relatively young history of America, many social issues have served to pose a direct threat to the attainment of these “unalienable rights”.
RUNNING HEAD: Gender Inequality as it Exists Today Gender inequality has always been a big issue around the world as well as in the United States. Women have always been either discriminated against or underrepresented in the workplace, in education level, and even in political arena. Although there have been some amelioration to this issue recently, there are still a lot to do to overcome it in the United States as well as in the world. Many polls and surveys on gender inequality administered around the country had helped to sort out the truth behind this issue in our society and provide enough evidence that such thing still exist. Gender inequality can be defined as the obvious or hidden disparity between male and female.
Alexa Nickell Pre-Modern History 115 Roles of Women In Patriarchal Societies Exploring the Differences Between Egypt and Mesopotamia ! In an age where women are fighting desperately to be on the level of their male counterparts, patriarchy is nearly unheard of, especially here in the United States. Patriarchy, an age old social system, allowed men to direct political, economic, and cultural life, causing the role of women in most societies to deteriorate almost completely. 1 So why, one might ask, did women allow this to happen? Well, for most women subordination to men was the norm, from childhood young girls were taught that the father was the head of the family.
Discrimination and stereotyping in the workplace is common social behavior that occurs in many occupations and major level corporations across the United States. It can happen whether you work for a large or small organization, anyone from the bottom employee to top manager of the company can be affected from such behavior. Discrimination in the workplace can take a variety of forms including, race, national or ethnic origin, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, and religion as well. Discrimination in the workplace can have serious effects on health, work performance, and career opportunities. Over the past three decades there have been positive changes in the workplace and public attitude toward such behavior.
This stereotype in itself can be attributed in perpetuating the wage gap at both the conscious and non-conscious levels thus leading to a sever inequality and a wage gap. Melissa Williams states in her article, “The Masculinity of Money: Automatic Stereotypes Predict Gender Differences in Estimated Salaries,” that in the United States, the average woman who works full time and year-round earns $0.81 for every dollar earned by the average full-time year-round working man (Williams 7). She also notes that in no other country is there an equality of wages between the two sexes, women are faced with inequality in the workplace all over the world. The social problems that exist between the sexes are within a realm that cannot be changed overnight. Many studies and laboratory research all indicate that in the social atmosphere there is a social role theory that states stereotypical descriptions of men and women emerge
Employees should feel welcomed and valued within the company. For example, doing research on diversity in the workplace , I found an article that was on racism that was happening at the Ford Company plant in Dagenham. The plan included the setting up of equal opportunities committees at all of the Ford plants in the UK. The plan is designed to achieve equality of opportunity in the workplace and to allow diversity to be "free from harassment of any kind" (BBC News). The plan includes appointing a diversity manager responsible for diversity issues, a joint national equality opportunities and diversity committee at the national level.
Conflict In the Workplace Angelique Torres English 123 SB Intermediate Composition Professor J. Park June 2, 2013 Conflict In the Workplace Without a doubt, conflict in the workplace is more relevant than ever. It is a fact that conflict occurs within the workplace and in everyone’s lives. Conflict is an inevitable part of life; it can stem from various sources, such as, cultural, generational and even socio economic differences, which in turn affects communication leading to confusion, productivity, non-cooperation, increase in stress, lack of collaboration, customer satisfaction decrease, distrust, clique formation and gossip. Be that as it may, implementing creative activities and providing trainings that focus on communication skills and active listening skills, as well as bringing awareness about different types of conflicts can create a better working environment, hence, ultimately decreasing or even ending workplace conflict.
They have suffered inequality in the areas of justice, educational opportunities, economical position, social freedom, political rights, and violence as well. Recently, increased international relations advocate for women’s rights and empower women in the MENA regions. International organizations have successfully empowered women in these regions. However, as the societies of the MENA face the challenging processes of social change, inequality towards women remain as the biggest obstacle. Therefore, as a contemporary issue in international relations, women’s rights in MENA can effectively be addressed from a liberal perspective.
Gender Inequality as it Exists Today Mason Tippitt III Rasmussen College Authors Note This paper is being submitted February 2, 2014, for G142 Sociology course. From a simplified definition, gender inequality is a term used to describe any form of unequal treatment towards an individual or a group of persons on the basis of their gender (Blau, Gielen & Zimmermann, 2012, p. 67). The gender inequality can be traced from social differences that have been constructed from differing gender roles. Gender inequality has been an issue that has plagued different societies in the world since the ancient days or the medieval times. Women in most societies have been on the receiving end of norms, values and practices that promote gender inequality.