Gender and ethics in contemporary society

Gender and Ethics agree with the claim that men and women tend to see the implications of their decisions in very different ways. There always seems to be a difference in the way that women look at things in comparison to men. I feel that these differences can be attributed to many factors that include: societal differences, emotional intelligence and situational factors.

In society women are seen as nurturing and emotional while men are seen as duty bound. When it comes to making ethical decisions, women tend to be more context oriented, while men are more principle oriented (Devore and Martin, 2008). These differences in the way that men and women are, greatly affect how they view and react to every ethical dilemma that they might find themselves in.

In regard to the issue of whistle blowing, it is believed that gender does play a role in how people deal with ethical situations. Research has shown that because women are usually on the outside of the network looking in, they more concerned with doing their jobs than protecting those in the network. It is also believed that women are more tied to the family unit, thus linking them to a different way of thinking about things (Glaser, 2009).