The three most pressing challenges working women face today.

Challenges that working women face today

Introduction

In today 's culture where individualism is emphasized and especially that women are encouraged to assume equal roles as men would normally take , two or three decades ago , it is very difficult to see eye to eye with how women are during biblical times . Girl power ' or women empowerment is the rule of the day for women nowadays . Although , of course , all women as all men have the right to lead in the sense that they have the same intrinsic capacity to influence , the role

of leadership has been blown out of proportion by feminist groups as they apply it to women . The result of this over blown leadership role of women has been the constant battle between members of opposite sexes in many significant areas within society . It has affected the homes government and non-government institutions , down to the smallest entity that has within its membership men and women

The Challenges

Today , despite the liberty afforded to women since their right to suffrage had been granted , myriads of problems assails them as they exercise many of their freedoms . These include sexual harassment and abuse , balancing family life and , still being debated to a degree is the issue on an equitable salary or pay

Generally , the women today have double jobs not to mention the close attention they pay towards their children 's schooling . This is usually true in urbanized and highly educated centers in the mainland USA Despite these changes of traditional roles of women in the cities , there are yet rural areas where women assume roles that are still traditional Women in these areas are still known to be subservient to their men oftentimes abuses are the rule not the exception . Abuses come in the form of incest , rape , lure of prostitution , cybernet prostitution abortion , domestic violence , sex tourism , and mail brides among others . However , without exception , more less educated women are abused than their more educated counterparts who also have more access to social services . In other words , the abuses mentioned characterized women , though the incidence and degree are comparatively higher in the less educated and misplaced /marginalized areas (Malveuax et al , 2002 Salary Equity

Despite the provision by law that there should be equal remuneration standards for men and women , many firms and workplaces continue to abuse women of this right (Equal Employment Opportunity Act . This law precisely was originally intended for women to receive equal pay and be protected against anomalous employers who make whimsical decisions regarding their women employees . It provides against employers who may lower wages from either sex or labor organizations that will attempt to influence employers against employees ' wages (Taber , 2008 . The question is how prevalent is the discrimination or abuse on employee salaries Basically , most occupations still show discrepancy with women versus men wages , although various explanations are put forth . However the factors may be explained , the fact still remains that women lose around 20 to 30 percent to that of men...