...know that discrimination is prevalent in our society even today and it continues with its detrimental effects on each one of us through our daily lives. We have witnessed discrimination in different aspects of life like inequality in income distribution, religion and race discrimination, discrimination in educational system, in sports, etc. But the most serious issue is the gender discrimination which has constantly degraded the values of society to which we belong. Among all the different kinds of discrimination, the most serious is the gender discrimination which we as a society have failed to deal with since ages. Discrimination refers to inequality. Gender discrimination therefore refers to inequality between people of opposite sex. Gender Discrimination at Workplace There is an alarming rise in the rates of increasing gender discrimination at workplaces nowadays. Every now and then we come across reports related to gender discrimination at workplace. Researchers have also ratified this. Gender discrimination can take place in various forms in respect to unusual or unequal and harsh treatment to a person of one sex as compared to the person of the other sex. * Often, there is discrimination in terms of wage pay to the women employees as compared to male employees as the women are often tagged as the ‘housewife material’ and hence is offered lower wages/salaries and men are considered hard working and dedicated comparatively. This is a common discrimination that women...
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...they call normal behavior, which has its significance in the particular society. One social problem that is a point of my study is Discrimination. Discrimination is the differing characteristics of one not being able to be fair to a group of people or an individual. It is an appalling social issue, which leads to prejudice and poor treatment to a group. Discrimination can cut across gender, social classes, and even races (Aganbegian 2012). However, my research is based on sex discrimination in workplaces and sports. On the other hand, Gender discrimination is the biased treatment of a group or an individual based on their sex and the values in them as fixed by the different cultures in the society. It is worth pointing out that every society has values and norms affixed to each gender in the society. It is all based on the gender stereotype, especially on the female sex. When we refer to sex discrimination against women, we mean that the male gender is deemed more powerful and f greater value than the female gender. At least, a big percentage of society has their standard of evaluating both gender and female sexuality is always disregarded (Todozidevic and Zsolt 2003). The female gender is said to be weak, emotional, and psychologically sensitive. The biases aspect of discrimination makes it a social problem. The factors that make gender discrimination are the fact that women are a group that is vulnerable to most of the social set up. Socially, a woman is taken to be both physically...
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...Income Gender Gap For Athletes Abstract: The gender wage gap right now is as prevalent in the United State as ever, although in recent years it has shrunk, but women still make significantly less than men. In this paper I will focus on the gender wage gap amongst athletes and examine the possibilities for the gap in income. Income Gender Gap For Athletes The income of professional athletes have been a popular debate for the past twenty years due to the exponential growth of their income accompanied with a rise in cost to attend sporting events. The growth of female athletes’ salary has also been very large, but they still make significantly less than male athletes. There are several factors that affect the gap in earnings such as larger revenues in men leagues because of a larger demand for men’s sports and other factors that may include discrimination. Athletes throughout the world are known for being extremely highly paid, some athletes such as Tiger Woods have net worth’s approaching a billion dollars. The salary of professional athletes has come a long way in recent years; with the help of labor unions they have gotten a fair portion revenues unlike athletes in the past when owners got almost all revenues. Female athlete’s salaries have increased but not at the extreme rate that men’s have. Tiger Woods is the highest paid male athlete in the world with a salary that includes endorsements he made 100 million dollars, (Freedman 1) but the highest paid athlete tennis...
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...Discrimination against Women Abstract This paper looks into the various forms of discrimination against women, which prevail in approximately all parts of the globe. Women usually bear the heaviest weight of exploitation and marginalization by society as a whole. In addition, women also often suffer from exploitation and oppression by men. Women are faced with discriminatory behavior in all stages of their adult life. Throughout history, women normally have had less career opportunities and legal rights and than men. In this paper, we look at how women are discriminated against based on their gender in public life, employment, politics, religion, education, marital status and family, social services, and before the law. Introduction Research data have revealed that discriminatory practices against women prevail in approximately all parts of the globe. Discrimination against women based on their gender occurs in public life, employment, politics, religion, education, marital status and family, social services, and before the law. Women make up half of the population of the world and carry out two-thirds of the globe’s labor hours. Women obtain a tenth of the income of the world and possess less than a hundredth of the world’s property. Women usually bear the heaviest weight of exploitation and marginalization by society as a whole. In addition, women also often suffer from exploitation and oppression by men. For example, women perform 50 to 70% of all agricultural...
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...On the day of June 23, 1972 Title IX of the Education Amendments was enacted by Congress and signed into law by United States President Richard Nixon. On this monumental day, women across the entire United States would no longer be discriminated on the basis of sex. Thirty-seven that would change everything, "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 receiving Federal financial assistance." This landmark federal statute was considered the most important step for gender equality since the right to vote given in the 19th Amendment. Hawaii congresswoman, Patsy T. Mink worked tirelessly by...
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...Labor Standard Act by president Kennedy. This act was established due to past history of discrimination between sex, race, religion, and ethnicity within the workplace. In the past, many jobs that women would work, the same position as man, would get paid an inexcusable amount less. There was huge controversy on maintaining a consistent steady income for families which took a toll on children, who would suffer through this equity inequality. This policy was created to keep an equal balance of opportunity for everyone. Soon after, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act signed by Barack Obama on January 29,2009 was established to emphasize the limitation on gender pay discrimination. On January 28,2013 the Fair Pay Act was reintroduced to contain work quality and pay based on seniority. Unfortunately Texas has not updated the pay equity policy since the Equal Pay Act and Fair Labor Standard Act of...
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... | | | INTRODUCTION In society, they expect different attitudes and behaviors from males and females. Socialization is the process whereby individuals learn about the culture of their society (Mustapha, Nasser, 2009); this process occurs from the moment individuals are born and continues throughout adult life. Sex refers to the biological characteristics with which we are born. Gender identity, usually learned in early childhood, refers to one’s perception of him or her as either masculine or feminine. Gender socialization is the tendency for boys and girls to be socialized differently. Boys are raised to conform to the male gender role, and girls are raised to conform to the female gender role. A gender role is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and personality characteristics expected and encouraged of a person based on his or her sex. There are many factors in which male and female socialization are influenced by in...
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...Contents Topic 3 Introduction 4 Gender Equality in Workplace 5 Conclusion: 11 References List: 12 Topic Gender equality in the workplace is still a major issue of concern in many countries, including Australia. What is it that makes this such an apparently impossible issue to resolve? Critically examine the implications, of this gender inequality, for efficient and effective work and management practices in companies today. Introduction Gender inequality issue originates from Christian ideology, which advocates traditional thought of “male superiority to female”. In the workplace, gender inequality causes unequal treatment between male and female employees, such as women are typically more difficult to get promotions than male; they do the same work as male but get paid less than men, they even suffer from other issues such as sexual harassment. Sexual harassment exists in most countries including Australia. As long as the society couldn’t reach to gender equality, people’s human rights will be threatened whether people in the workplace, or anywhere else. This essay introduces the histories and background of gender equality, and further examines the gender equality improvement in Australia, as well as the effects of this issue in the workplace. Moreover, there also several suggestions for companies on gender equality promotion and related policies making. Gender Equality in Workplace Grown (2003, p.2) claims that the term ‘Gender Equality’ narrates the measureable...
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...Gender Discrimination Here at (insert restaurant name) a lively sports bar and grill, catering to a mostly male clientele believe that it is important for us to evaluate any potential legal issues that we could be faced with regarding gender. Including but not limited to, gender identity, staff requirements, sexual stereotyping, and unfair burdens placed upon a particular sex. Sex or gender discrimination has been defined as the different treatment of individuals during their employment solely based on whether that individual is male or female (1). Gender discrimination can be brought up as a legal issue for us if we favor female over male applicants in our hiring process in an attempt to appeal to our mostly male clientele. We need to ensure that we remain aware that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law and will not protect our preference of hiring women over men as part of our bartender and wait staff. Title VII protects our employees and applicants from being discriminated upon based on their sex. The fact that we as the employer have a preference for hiring women over men in is not protected under the few exceptions that Tile VII makes for employers. The “bona fide occupational qualification” or BFOQ, for example, is one of the exceptions that do not apply to our situation. The BFOQ allows for sexual discrimination when the “essential” part of the particular job requires the applicant to be of a certain sex (1). The BFOQ will not protect us simply...
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...society, at the Centers where Handmaids were trained, they were able to do little --eat, sleep, and be trained--causing a boring existence with no time for recreation, athletics, or freelance time. There was no time for the Handmaids to be physically active other than the forced labor exercises on the floor and breathing drills that were supposed to prepare them if they ever underwent childbirth (Atwood 70). In the modern age of America, women have long been limited as well in exercise and sports. In the beginning of the twentieth century, sports for females were limited to private clubs for white women to play sports like golf. Additionally at this time, some black females at segregated colleges and schools were enabled to participate in sports in their educational institutions, and some girls’ basketball teams were formed in some rural schools (Lumpkin). Jumping to the present day, while there has been improvement in the opportunities open for women, men still seem to dominate the sports world. Concerning the ratio of male to female coaches, for example, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) institutions, “78.7% of directors in athletics...are males…57.2% of the coaches of women’s teams are males” (Lumpkin)....
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... | |have over time been denied their rights in the | | | |past such as women, lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, | | | |transgender people, prisoners, and those with | | | |disabilities. The ACLU provides a LGBT project | | | |that works toward an America without | | | |discrimination based on gender or sexual | | | |orientation; and that everyone receives fair | | | |treatment in the workforce, schools, housing, | | | |public facilities, healthcare, and government | |...
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...Human Resource Management, | Group Work – Assignment #1 | Semester: Fall 2015/2016 | | Outsourcing and its presence in the business community in relation to human resource. What is outsourcing? Outsourcing is a business strategy that involves delegating parts of the work to workers, suppliers, or contractors that operate outside of the business. The primary goal of using this type of business strategy is to save money and be more cost effective. Common uses of this are when the business acquires goods from a supplier outside of the business, or utilizes services from experts or specialists that are otherwise unaffiliated with the primary business. Having these arrangements will allow a business to have access to supplies or skills that cannot be directly provided within their organization. What types of HR functions are generally outsourced? As global technology improves and advances, the use and effectiveness of outsourcing increases. Creative work is commonly handled by outside professionals. This could include such projects as website design, store layout, store interior design, brand packaging, and logos. Another function commonly outsourced is customer support. Either over telephones or the internet, companies can redirect their customers to customer support helplines that may not be in the same city, or sometimes even the same country. Two different, but functionally similar, tasks that are commonly outsourced are accounting and legal services. Both...
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...fatalities Animal rights movement can prevent scientific advancement Athletes are good role models Bilingual education deserves support Body decoration is not a health risk Bullying causes school violence Censoring the internet violates free speech Charter schools should receive tax support Children's Internet Protection Act is unconstitutional College athletes and professional sports recruitment Companion animals enhance the lives of disabled individuals Digital Millennium Copyright Act protects intellectual property on the net Eating disorders are a widespread problem Faith based initiatives should be funded by the government Gender equity in sports is essential for female athletic programs to succeed Genetically altered food should have warning labels Good Samaritan laws are necessary to protect citizens Internet 2 (Internet product enhancements) Juvenile boot camps are safe and effective Juvenile criminals should be treated as adults Libraries should not regulate internet access Mandatory sentencing is unfair and should be abolished Parental violence in youth sports should be controlled Prayer in the public schools should be encouraged Prescription drugs cost too much Recycling sewage sludge into compost is a health hazard Student athletes should be tested for drugs Suburban sprawl threatens America's wildlife Television violence causes societal violence Therapeutic use of pets can help elderly patients Tobacco advertising should be regulated ...
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...arising around the employer-employee relationship, such as the rights and duties owed between employer and employee. * Discrimination issues include discrimination on the bases of age (ageism), gender, race, religion, disabilities, weight and attractiveness. See also: affirmative action, sexual harassment. Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on his or her membership - or perceived membership - in a certain group or category. It involves the group's initial reaction or interaction, influencing the individual's actual behavior towards the group or the group leader, restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to a group, leading to the exclusion of the individual or entities based on logical or irrational decisionmaking. * Issues surrounding the representation of employees and the democratization of the workplace: union busting, strike breaking. Union busting is a pejorative term used by labor organizations worldwide to describe a wide range of activities undertaken by employers, their proxies, and governments, which attempt to prevent the formation or expansion of trade unions. Strike action, also called labor strike, on strike, greve (of French:grève), or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal ofemployees to work. * Issues affecting the privacy of the employee: workplace surveillance, drug testing. See also: privacy. Privacy (from Latin: privatus "separated from the rest, deprived of something...
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...aRunning head: Employment Conflict Management Techniques Employment Conflict Management Techniques Roxanne Martz University of Phoenix Instructor Kenneth Hadzinski November 1, 2010 Employment Conflict Management FastServe Inc, a 25 million dollar company of branded sports apparel, recently opened two online marketing venues geared toward sports enthusiastic youth. With 350 employees, FastServe directed 10% of its workforce to the online distribution project. Using today’s technology, three D ‘Drape-n-see’ mannequins, attracted the attention of the intended audience, but the graphics were difficult to download and sales made didn’t cover the operating expenses of the new project. Management weighed all options and without an increase in revenue, decided to pull the plug on the project. In doing so, a reduction in the workforce was imminent. This would mean layoffs for three out of five employees. Of the five, two will be absorbed into the company. The metrics for the layoffs are based on new job definitions, skill sets, accountability, past performance, and productivity. Potential Conflict Identifications As a senior manager in human resources (HR) reporting to the vice president of HR, and given one-week to decide which employees to let go. For the company’s protection, a meeting with legal counsel before any employment discharge decisions can be made is a policy of FastServe Inc. Out of this meeting, three employees, Sarah Boyd, Jenny Mills and Brian...
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