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¶ … societal issue you selected, and based on your analysis, explain how and why the issue represents a threat to equality. Finally, describe the factors you would consider when determining how to address the threat to equality.
The concept of equality: Women in the workforce
Equality as a concept is often linked to justice and freedom. However, its precise definition in a political sense remains controversial. Treating everyone the same does not always constitute equality. For example, treating students with special needs the same -- without modifications -- as non-LD students has been called discriminatory. Affirmative action has been defended as rectifying historical injustices because treating women and minority groups 'the same' as males and non-minorities in hiring and promotions can effectively foster inequality. One definition of equality is that "equality' (or 'equal') signifies correspondence between a group of different objects,...
In the previous examples, the goals of equality are to create an equally adequate education for all students, or to ensure that on a societal level all persons, regardless of origin, have the same opportunities to realize their professional aspirations. Treating members of the group as the same in all respects does not necessarily foster the goal of equality.
This question of what constitutes equality came to the forefront of the national consciousness when a recent article was published in The Atlantic entitled "Can women have it all?" The answer of the author was 'no.' According to Anne-Marie Slaughter, an international affairs professor at Princeton, she struggled balancing home and work needs when she was the former director of policy planning…
This question of what constitutes equality came to the forefront of the national consciousness when a recent article was published in The Atlantic entitled "Can women have it all?" The answer of the author was 'no.' According to Anne-Marie Slaughter, an international affairs professor at Princeton, she struggled balancing home and work needs when she was the former director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department. Slaughter believes that women have an additional burden when forced to juggle a high-powered career and home life. They must take time out to bear children during their optimal child-bearing years, or postpone childbearing until they have established themselves professionally. However, if they have children late, as Slaughter chose to, then they may get their 'dream position' while their children are still relatively young and need a mother at home, versus their male colleagues. Men have more flexibility, given that they are still not required in most households to bear the brunt of the childrearing and housekeeping duties, in terms of how they prioritize work vs. family life. Offering women inadequate options to work flexible hours, find affordable daycare, and telecommute can be tantamount to discrimination against women, even if women are simply being treated 'the same' as men. "She discusses how the culture of time -- staying late at the office, working weekends -- must be adapted to accommodate working parents (mothers and fathers) so they can work from home when necessary" (Welsh 2012).
The notion of equality of resources underlines the current concept of equality within our society -- while we acknowledge that people will have unequal wealth and privileges, we also insist upon creating a 'level playing field' for all, so everyone can attempt to realize his or her potential. "According to Rawls, human beings should have the same initial expectations of 'basic goods,' i.e., all-purpose goods; this in no way precludes ending up with different quantities of such goods or resources, as a result of personal economic decisions and actions" (Goespath 2012).
Slaughter has been criticized for conflating personal satisfaction with equality -- surely everyone must make some
Over the past decade, 'culture' has become a common term used when thinking about and describing an organization's internal world, a way of differentiating one organization's personality from another. In fact, many researchers contend that an organization's culture socializes people (Stein, 1985) and that leadership styles are an integral part of the culture of an organization. A culture-specific perspective reflects the view that the occurrence and the effectiveness of certain
political and social environment is the issue of childhood obesity and the extent to which schools should play a proactive role in modifying children's eating habits. "Between 1980 and 2004, the prevalence of overweight in children (6 -- 11 years) increased from 6.5% to 18.8% and in adolescents (12 -- 19 years) increased from 5.0% to 17.4%" (Fitzgibbon & Beech 2009). Some people believe that a more active role
Measuring and Evaluating Performance Select a societal issue that detracts from the mental health and welfare of society members anywhere in the world. Unemployment is regularly cited as a major factor that adversely affects the mental health and welfare of people all over the world (Butterworth, 2008). Although there are a number of reasons for people being unemployed, the condition can have a wide range of negative effects, including higher levels
Nursing Shortage Issues Surrounding the Nursing Shortage In the early 2000s, national strategies to improve the nursing workforce profile were largely focused on increasing the number of nurses at the bedside through the use of sign-on bonuses and travel nurses. While these strategies tended to provide local short-term solutions, they did little to address long-term issues affecting the nursing shortage. With nursing education programs challenged to increase student enrollment, many colleges were
. . political and law enforcement cronyism and corruption. . . And last, an surprising astonishing level of incompetence which symbolizes much of the authorized intelligence- meeting and investigative developments (Block, 1985, p.310). This lack of enforcement taking part in helping with the waste especially after a natural disaster such as a tornado will possibly allow such practices as illegal dumping to last unchecked. "The ideal answer to hazardous waste problems
home-based companies are slowly shifting their business operations to foreign companies to ensure they have an impact in the global business world. Given the current modern changes in international business developments, the number of expatriates is increasing for both long-term and short-term durations. For these organizations, sending employees overseas is an opportunity undertaken to improve business activities but without the right preparation, it is a challenging initiative to any