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Gender Bias in the Workplace
Even after great advancements made by mankind in possibly all the fields of life, gender distinction between a man and woman still exists. The portraiture of power and the roles of gender in a prevalent culture reverberate meaningful patrimonial control, with the maneuvering of a female gender an appurtenant element of its objective. Women working in a professional environment have to prove their importance within the acrimonious periphery created by men. Despite the changes, which have been brought in by many laws and movements, women today still do not enjoy a working environment where they would be given a status equal to that of a man.
In order to promote equal opportunities for both men and women in a working environment, the United States passed an act called Equal Employment Opportunity Act during the year 1972. This Act aims at eliminating illegal discrimination in a workplace through various approaches. Some are dictated by statutory limitations and some by philosophical and managerial considerations (EEOC, 35 Years Of Ensuring The Promise Of Opportunity). The Act states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity " (U.S. Department Of Labor, Title IX, Education Amendments Of 1972).
Despite the passing of this Act, signs of gender distinction can easily be found in work places. Even though such biases still exist, women now are rising to fight for their rights on the basis of this Act.
During the year 2001, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC, responsible for preventing...
In June 2001, the EEOC found Morgan Stanley discriminated against Schieffelin, a bond saleswoman who made upward of $1 million a year, and other female employees. Schieffelin had filed a formal complaint in November 1998, claiming the investment bank denied promotions to women and paid them less because of their gender. Morgan Stanley disputed the EEOC's findings, and said it fired Schieffelin for insubordination (U.S. Agency Sues Morgan Stanley For Sex
Bias).
Suzanne Uttaro Samuels in her famous book wrote, "sex is based on biological characteristics and gender is socially constructed" (Fetal Rights, Women's Rights: Gender Equality In The Workplace, Pg. 4).
In her book, Understanding The Gender Gap, An Economic History Of American women, Claudia Golden emphasized that women entered the labor market in huge numbers. Despite their hard work and effort they are paid less than men and only a few are given opportunities for leadership. The author wrote that women's employment advance was a result of social revolution rather than long run economic progress. Employing innovative quantitative history methods and new data series on employment, earnings, work experience, discrimination and hours of work, establishes that the present economic status of women evolved gradually over the last two centuries and that past conceptions of women workers persist (Oxford, Understanding The Gender Gap, An Economic History Of American Women).
The organizational structure is usually found to consist of men who…
References
EEOC. 35 Years Of Ensuring The Promise Of Opportunity. Available on the address http://www.eeoc.gov/35th/history/index.html. Accessed on 22 Jul. 2003.
U.S Department Of Labor. Title IX, Education Amendments Of 1972. Available on the address <http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/titleix.htm. Accessed on 22 Jul. 2003.
U.S. Agency Sues Morgan Stanley For Sex Bias. Reuters Business Report. 10 Sept. 2001.
Samuels S.U. Fetal Rights, Women's Rights: Gender Equality In The Workplace. University of Wisconsin Press. 1995.
Oxford. Understanding The Gender Gap, An Economic History Of American Women. 21 Jul. 2003. Available on the address http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195072707.html. Accessed on 22 Jul. 2003.
Hopkins N. MIT And Gender Bias: Following Up On Victory. 1999. Available on the address http://chronicle.com/colloquy/99/genderbias/background.htm. Accessed on 22 Jul. 2003.
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