Gender Differences in the Workplace

Running head : GENDER DIFFERENCES

Gender Differences in Workplace

Jose Ferriols

University Of Laverne

PT . Mugu , California

Table of Contents

Introduction .3

Work-family Issue 5

Conclusion .9

References

Introduction

For several decades now , we have been witnessing tremendous energy and momentum towards the betterment of women 's lives . Sexual stereotypes that long served as accepted wisdom have been debated , deconstructed and dismantled

The range of careers available to women steadily has expanded , however and today they are found in professions and positions that

would have been unthinkable a generation ago--at the front lines of battlefields and among the strategists of both major parties ' presidential campaigns With greater options in education , many women have satisfying careers and higher pay (Heffernan 2004

Females remain , however , a long way from equality in the workplace . Men still cover the rent with their own paychecks far more easily than women can . Nor has there been any significant expansion in the ranks of women as political office holders . In fact , the U .S . record on this score is abysmal . According to the International Parliamentary Union , which provides data on the proportion of women in national legislative bodies America ranks 58th in women 's political leadership worldwide , tied with Andorra . The Czech Republic , Sierra Leone , Latvia , and Portugal are among the countries ahead of the U .S (Glover et al 2002

Many Americans want to believe that equality for women no longer is an issue . They tend to ignore major evidence to the contrary--even the overwhelming percentage of men in Congress or the fact that , while it is a record to date , only eight women currently serve as governors (The number stands at 26 female governors through the nation 's entire history . It is interesting to note that political leaders and observers , male and female alike , continually assert that a woman will be president in their lifetime . Perhaps these people have great expectations about how long they will live , because the fact is that 20 years have passed since Geraldine Ferraro became the first--and still only--woman on the national presidential ticket . Since that time , only two women have run for the nomination of either party--Republican Elizabeth Dole and Democrat Carol Moseley Braun--both of whom faced great difficulty raising financial and other support (Cohen et al 1998

The first step toward addressing the problem of women 's place in the worlds of work and politics is admitting that a problem exists . The second step is agreeing that it is a serious and consequential one Those who do not take the gender gap issue lightly tend to begin by arguing that having more women in leadership positions will have a significant impact on the institutions of society . This is an unfortunate strategy and deflects attention from the fact that no one ever feels the need to present reasons for men to be leaders . It is taken for granted , and this must come to be the same for women . Women are half of the world 's population . They have an equal...