Managing Human Resource: Gender Inequality and Discrimination in Business Industries

Running Head: Managing Human Resource
Managing Human Resource

Managing Human Resource 1
Executive Summary
The purpose of this task is to provide a brief overview of the problem of gender inequality and
discrimination prevailing in the business industries. Almost every industry is affected with the
problem where number of female staff employed is less than the male staff. Also, there is lack of
safety measure in the culture of the organization due to which female feel insecure while
working in the organization. Further, the task talks about the cause of gender inequality and its
remedies suggest to human resource management.

Managing Human Resource 2
Contents
Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................................1
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................1
Problem of Gender Inequality.....................................................................................................................1
Current Environment...................................................................................................................................2
Inefficiency of HR Department....................................................................................................................3
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................5
References...................................................................................................................................................6

Managing Human Resource 3
Introduction
In the current external environment, the policies of the human resource management keep on
fluctuating due to which the human resource department of the companies also needs to develop
their policies accordingly. So, the purpose of this task is to provide a brief overview of the
gender inequality issue faced different companies all around the world. The report examines the
news article posted by Human Resource Director. Gender inequality issue is widely seen in
organizations nowadays. Irrespective of industries, this issue has been a part of all organizations.
This issue is specifically faced because the female employees of the company are not paid
sufficient according to the requirement of their work (Hacker, 2017). They are always paid less
as compared to male, even if the work profile is same. This is a serious concern for companies as
this aspect give rise to discrimination between male and female in the whole country. Further, it
shall be noted that many studies claim that many organizations have given rise to gender
inequality in the business culture; also now females feel insecure while working in an
organization due to prevalence of such activities. The below mentioned task discusses the role of
strategic human resource management in analyzing and evaluating the gender inequality issue. It
also discusses the current environmental situation and the recommendation to solve the issue
(Hilton, 2017). More details about the task are discussed below:
Problem of Gender Inequality
Female employees worldwide are facing the issue of gender inequality. As the females do not
receive equal pay according to the male due to which they feel discriminated in the environment
and leave the job. The human resource department of the company also does not treat the female
worker equally if compared to male. The department of the company does not promote them in
the senior position as well. Further according to the Human Resource Director report 2016-2017,
the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) explained that large numbers of companies are
implementing understanding the need of the era to address the gender inequality issue and
initiate corrective measures according to it. The director of WEGA mentioned in their comments
that more than four million employees and eleven thousand employees are concerned for the
issue of discrimination (WGEA 2017). But even after taking various measure to solve the issue,