Discrimination In The Workplace, By Zora Neale Hurston
What is discrimination? Discrimination is the unjust treatment of different categories of people or things. Such as race, age, and/or sex. Discrimination against women is a huge deal and still exists today. It is mainly shown in the workplace and at home. Zora Neale Hurston, an anthropologist and author states, “Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” (Zora Neale Hurston) This quote explains a woman expressing her feelings and not understanding why she feels discriminated against when she knows it is wrong for people to be discriminated against. Especially women.
Discrimination against Women in House
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Discrimination against women occurs based on the characteristics of their race, religious, gender, etc. Racial discrimination against women in the work place happens when they receive unequal treatment because they are a certain race or they associate themselves with a certain race. For example, a lot of Mexicans could work at McDonald’s and you are the only black woman that works there. One day your white friend comes in and you take their order. Also women has a constant battle against the separation between women and men into gender specific jobs. “Pink collar jobs” are mainly for the women. Those jobs include domestic duties and working with people. “Blue collar jobs” are for the men. Those jobs include factory and mechanical related jobs. Just because factory and mechanical jobs are meant for men doesn’t mean that a women is not able to perform the same work quality a man can. All of sudden the Mexicans start treating you differently because you associate with white people. This could be discrimination for anybody. Religious discrimination against women in the work place occurs when a woman is barely scheduled any shifts and barely making any money because of her religion. She is unable to express her religion beliefs because of the discrimination that takes place in her work …show more content…
“Although obstacles to women entering the profession have gradually diminished, barriers still keep them from advancing to higher positions. In this regard, the law profession differs little from others. Women are underrepresented in the top positions and overrepresented in those at the bottom. When Candace Krugman Beinecke was named chair of Hughes Hubbard& Reed in 1999, she became the first woman ever to head a major New York City law firm. At the time, only two other large firms in the country were led by women. Although nearly half the students then sitting in law school class-rooms were female, only 15 percent of the partners in law firms of 140 or more lawyers were women. Obviously, no direct correlation exists between the in-creased numbers of women in the profession and their ascension to positions of power. Women teaching in law schools face similar conditions. In 1999, they ac-counted for only 20 percent of the full professorships in the country’s law schools and for 10 percent of law school deans. Moreover, at the eleven most selective law schools in 1997, only 18.6 percent of the faculty was female; at the fifteen least selective law schools, the number was 24.9 percent. Harvard Law School’s faculty that year was only 15
Discrimination against Women in House
An unknown author …show more content…
Discrimination against women occurs based on the characteristics of their race, religious, gender, etc. Racial discrimination against women in the work place happens when they receive unequal treatment because they are a certain race or they associate themselves with a certain race. For example, a lot of Mexicans could work at McDonald’s and you are the only black woman that works there. One day your white friend comes in and you take their order. Also women has a constant battle against the separation between women and men into gender specific jobs. “Pink collar jobs” are mainly for the women. Those jobs include domestic duties and working with people. “Blue collar jobs” are for the men. Those jobs include factory and mechanical related jobs. Just because factory and mechanical jobs are meant for men doesn’t mean that a women is not able to perform the same work quality a man can. All of sudden the Mexicans start treating you differently because you associate with white people. This could be discrimination for anybody. Religious discrimination against women in the work place occurs when a woman is barely scheduled any shifts and barely making any money because of her religion. She is unable to express her religion beliefs because of the discrimination that takes place in her work …show more content…
“Although obstacles to women entering the profession have gradually diminished, barriers still keep them from advancing to higher positions. In this regard, the law profession differs little from others. Women are underrepresented in the top positions and overrepresented in those at the bottom. When Candace Krugman Beinecke was named chair of Hughes Hubbard& Reed in 1999, she became the first woman ever to head a major New York City law firm. At the time, only two other large firms in the country were led by women. Although nearly half the students then sitting in law school class-rooms were female, only 15 percent of the partners in law firms of 140 or more lawyers were women. Obviously, no direct correlation exists between the in-creased numbers of women in the profession and their ascension to positions of power. Women teaching in law schools face similar conditions. In 1999, they ac-counted for only 20 percent of the full professorships in the country’s law schools and for 10 percent of law school deans. Moreover, at the eleven most selective law schools in 1997, only 18.6 percent of the faculty was female; at the fifteen least selective law schools, the number was 24.9 percent. Harvard Law School’s faculty that year was only 15