Women Discrimination in Workplace: Causes, Effects and Solutions

WOMEN DISCRIMINATION
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WOMEN DISCRIMINATION
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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Literature review.........................................................................................................................................3
Reasons for women discrimination.........................................................................................................3
1. Biological differences and responsibilities...................................................................................3
2. Educational, economic and social culture causes........................................................................4
How discrimination can affect women performance on job....................................................................4
It increases conflict and tension..........................................................................................................4
Low morale and productivity...............................................................................................................5
Health issues more likely to occur.......................................................................................................5
The possible solutions to women discrimination.....................................................................................5
1. Education and training.................................................................................................................5
2. Formulation of hiring and promotion policies.............................................................................5
3. Following the law.........................................................................................................................6
4. Unlock of job segmentation in the workplace.............................................................................6
Results and findings.....................................................................................................................................7
Discussions and conclusion.........................................................................................................................7
References...................................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Over, the past 60 years, the ratio of female to male in full time earning has drastically
changed. The issue of gender equality is one of the key factors that have positively contributed to
the change of ration of female to male in fulltime earning to change. In the past, women used to
be considered as housewife sources of cheap labor back in homes. Men were allowed to go out,
and as regarded as headmen’s in the families, they had an obligation to cater for family needs.
This therefore attributed to un-proportionality in the ration of female to male in full-time
earnings with the female being lesser than male. Discrimination is the key factor that has
attributed to a few women in full-time earnings than men, this report is an explanation from
research basis on the current ratio of female to male in fulltime earning, how discrimination has
contributed to such ratios, what causes discrimination In workplace, how it can affect women’s
performance in workplace and possible solutions to end women discrimination in workplace.
Literature review
The number of women in full-time jobs has reduced and is lower compared to the number
of full-time payroll schemes. This Is due to gender inequality and discrimination in the
workplace and during job selection. Men are mostly preferred than women and therefore making
some women in these workplaces very few.
Reasons for women discrimination
1. Biological differences and responsibilities
One of the major reasons why women are few in workplaces is due to the notion of the
existing biological differences between male and female. Its true male and female differ