Are Woman Treated Fairly in the Workplace

Are women treated fairly in the workplace?

Gender differences in the workplace are commonly found in most organizations. Some organizations are welcoming gender diversity and encouraging the inclusion of both sexes when making business decisions or offering promotional opportunities (Scott, 2008). However, some organizations are promoting bias and discouraging gender inclusion in the workplace. Even though women comprise half of the world’s population, discrimination against women in workplace still does exist (Zammit, 2008).

Shaheen (2010) indicates that 53 per cent of women in workplace felt underpaid and 57 per cent of women in workplace felt they were less likely to get promotion compared to men WHEN? GIVE THE YEAR. Meanwhile, according to Noria Corporation (2012), 25 per cent of women claim they have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment in the workplace, and 17 per cent say they have experienced sexual harassment by managers or other employees in the workplace. It is obvious that women are still facing discrimination against gender in the workplace even in the modern world. They will be more likely to experience setbacks and downturns in their employment, which will have a negative effect on their families and their lives.

Vendetii (2013) points out there are people who think women are supposed to handle the classic motherly duties, to become pregnant and have children, instead of working in an organization. This has led to discrimination against women and unfair treatment in the workplace. Besides this, Zammit (2008) believes one of the factors of inequality of women in the workplace is women’s working performance tends to be undervalued, even though they often work with better quality compared to men.

Moreover, some people think women are generally associated with child or caring professions, which has resulted in women tending to work in jobs or sectors that are less valued and offer lower pay than jobs normally dominated by men. The most common sectors are health work, social work, cleaning jobs and care jobs, whilst women are underrepresented in managerial, science and technology areas. Furthermore, Zammit (2008) states that women tend to face greater difficulties when they are trying to find balance between family and work. Family and care responsibilities cannot be equally shared by parents and sometimes women cannot afford to employ childcare workers or day care facilities, which caused the misconception of women, are more empathizes on their family instead of work. UNCLEAR!