Gender Discrimination at the Work Place
Gender Discrimination at the Work Place
Introduction
According to Gorman (2008), gender discrimination is the practice of denying or granting rights and/or privileges to an individual based on gender. This practice is acceptable and longstanding to both genders in some societies. In some religious groups, gender discrimination is considered as part of the norm, especially discrimination on women. However, in most countries that are civilized an industrialized, it is considered to be illegal uncalled for. Gender discrimination is a term used in sociology to refer to undertaking treatment towards or against an individual of a certain group based on his/her class or perceived category. The term refers to beliefs and attitudes that people develop in relation to the gender of an individual. It is mostly pointed towards adverse action against another human being that would not have taken place if the person was of a different sex. It also refers to letting an individual’s sex become a factor when it comes to deciding about hiring, promotion on a job, or any other benefits that comes with employment. In most cases, it affects the female gender, and they always feel that they are being unfairly discriminated against by men.
People’s attitude toward discrimination based on gender can be traced back to the beginnings of certain aspects and beliefs of the society. Discrimination is mostly attributed to religious stories related to the origin of man, where man is regarded as superior and the woman is her helper. Different literary fictions also refer to females being the weaker and fairer sex and the males are regarded as strong and invincible, hence they control the females (Katarzyna, 2012). The combined force of the religious and societal beliefs about gender has left a gap on what is right, and it has become a major issue up to date. Traditionally, gender discrimination has been viewed as a problem mostly encountered by the females, but it males have also fallen victim
Introduction
According to Gorman (2008), gender discrimination is the practice of denying or granting rights and/or privileges to an individual based on gender. This practice is acceptable and longstanding to both genders in some societies. In some religious groups, gender discrimination is considered as part of the norm, especially discrimination on women. However, in most countries that are civilized an industrialized, it is considered to be illegal uncalled for. Gender discrimination is a term used in sociology to refer to undertaking treatment towards or against an individual of a certain group based on his/her class or perceived category. The term refers to beliefs and attitudes that people develop in relation to the gender of an individual. It is mostly pointed towards adverse action against another human being that would not have taken place if the person was of a different sex. It also refers to letting an individual’s sex become a factor when it comes to deciding about hiring, promotion on a job, or any other benefits that comes with employment. In most cases, it affects the female gender, and they always feel that they are being unfairly discriminated against by men.
People’s attitude toward discrimination based on gender can be traced back to the beginnings of certain aspects and beliefs of the society. Discrimination is mostly attributed to religious stories related to the origin of man, where man is regarded as superior and the woman is her helper. Different literary fictions also refer to females being the weaker and fairer sex and the males are regarded as strong and invincible, hence they control the females (Katarzyna, 2012). The combined force of the religious and societal beliefs about gender has left a gap on what is right, and it has become a major issue up to date. Traditionally, gender discrimination has been viewed as a problem mostly encountered by the females, but it males have also fallen victim
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