I found the section in Chapter 12 on Gender Bias really interesting. It seems to me that in this day and age we should have more equality in the work place. The author states: "Research in the United States and Britain also confirms that women are forced to work harder than men." So if women are forced to work harder, why is it that men get paid more? The glass ceiling issue seems to make sense to me as well, if women are being discriminated against they are not going to be able to climb as far on the company or organization ladder as their male counterpart. My assumption is that this will also lead to burn out faster, which was also discussed in the text.
Luckily I have never experienced gender discrimination, or I was not aware if I did. After reading, "Is There Love After a Baby?" I began to wonder if that would lead to some of the problems addressed in the article. If women are having to work harder and balance this with their responsibilities as a parent, they are going to be more stressed out, which may lead to issues with their partner.
I would be curious to hear if anyone else has experienced gender discrimination and if so what that lead to in their home life.
I will say that gender discrimination has never been an issue in my life and I hope never to be a topic of discrimination. I think that issues between a relationship is caused by the lack of communication between a couple with kids or without. Women are working harder and dealing with the responsibilities at home and a partner that will not participate this is the cause of problems.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I have experienced gender discrimination, but then again I am quite a bit older and have been in the work force for over 25 years now. When I was a head store manager, that was about as far as I could go, I would watch as men below me was promoted above me and it was quite obvious that the owner thought it was a job for a man. Then when I was in the technical field, it seemed that although it was not as bad, I still saw some of the signs. Being in school now it feels good to be on an even playing field with men and woman, I have hope that we are moving farther and farther away from this thank goodness.
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