Strategies to Address Gender Discrimination at the Workplace

This report investigates the significance of gender discrimination in the workplace, examining its impact on employee performance and organizational dynamics. The report begins with an introduction to the concept of gender discrimination and its prevalence in the workplace. It then outlines the research methodology, including the qualitative research method, deductive approach, and interpretivism philosophy. The report presents findings from a survey of 30 participants, analyzing their perspectives on equality and diversity, workplace gender discrimination, and the impact of these factors on their performance. The literature review covers the concepts of equality and diversity, strategies to reduce gender discrimination, and implementation of these strategies. The report concludes with recommendations for creating a diverse and equal working environment, including the implementation of written policies, fair treatment, and training programs. The report uses a case study on Tesco to illustrate the practical implications of the concepts discussed.

Importance of gender discrimination at
the workplace
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................4
RESULT/ FINDING......................................................................................................................14
DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
RECOMMENDATION.................................................................................................................15
REFLECTION...............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19
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Title: Importance of gender discrimination at the workplace.
INTRODUCTION
A gender discrimination is consider the most common issue in workplace so as company treat
equally both men as well as women same. Despite decade the progressive efforts and great deal
with gender based discrimination across the global world. As enterprises are expanding in global
market and improve the better workforce ability (Cavaletto, Pacelli and Pasqua, 2019).
Sometimes, it has been faced the issues related the changing the competitive level. There are
various employees belong to multiple age, sex, class and other background experience. In this
way, it has increased the workplace discrimination on the basis of gender that effect on the
overall performance of organization as well as employees.
The report will discuss about the significance of strategies, which usually applicable in the
organization. It deals with the different operation and function, creating an effective diverse
working environment for staff members. The documentation will describe research methodology,
data interpretation, findings, conclusion and recommendation. In order to provide the brief idea
about the case study.
Aim: “To determine strategies that can help in dealing with workplace discrimination so that an
equal and diverse working environment can be created in company.” A study on Tesco.
Objective
 To understand the concept of equality and diversity at workplace.
 To evaluate if workplace gender discrimination exists in the company.
 To determine the strategies that can help in reducing workplace gender discrimination.
 To recommend the ways in which in such strategies can be implemented in company so
that equality and diversity can be established.
Research Question
 Do you think your gender was an obstacle for a job promotion?
 Have you ever encountered any gender discrimination situation at your workplace?
 Do you think that the women and the men have the same rights at your workplace?
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Rationale
Generally, Main purpose of this study is to identify the importance of gender
discrimination in the workplace. Researcher always focused on the different strategies that help
for controlling the discrimination and provide the better facilities to their staff member (Triana,
Jayasinghe and Li, 2019). In this study, it has examined the current situation or condition at
workplace. In order to find out the strength, weakness of gender based discrimination in the
organization. The reason for selecting the topic related to equality and diversity which mainly
used the effective strategies to deal with workplace discrimination. By using this research study,
it can identify the certain level to enhance the equality as well as diversity(Triana, Jayasinghe
and Li, 2019). It also helping for gain more knowledge about the research topic while
implementing an effective strategies to eliminate the gender based discrimination.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Theme: 1 concept of equality and diversity at workplace
According to Cavaletto, Pacelli and Pasqua (2019) equality and diversity that are
consider as important concept which help for diversifying, expanding the business in global
marketplace. This conceptual term which need to understand the workforce which may
performed the different role in the organization. Thus, it has increased the diversification among
employees on the basis of their skills, age, sex and background. Therefore, it is promoting the
equality as well as diversity in the workplace.
Lekchiri and etal. (2019)It is an essential for establishing the coordination with other staff
member in order to achieve the specific goal and objective. By using equality in workplace
which means that could be treated equal for employees so that they can involve in the business
decision. Furthermore, it also established the effective working environment or culture in global
marketplace.
Theme: 2 strategies that can help in reducing workplace gender discrimination
According to Roberts and Brown (2019) identified the effective strategies that help for
maintaining the workplace gender discrimination. Afterwards, it also gaining the competitive
advantage in marketplace. It is considered the equality and diverseness among staff member so
that workforce participate in the business growth or development. Furthermore, it can be
identified the different strategies that mainly used by organizations. Usually, they can develop
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the written policy and procedure which mainly defining the specific regulation. In order to
prevent the gender based discrimination in global marketplace.
Castner (2019) said that Manager and other executives are focused on the following equal
& fair law which may consider as strategies, participating to control business activities.
Therefore, it help for diversifying the equality among workforce. In additional, it also considered
the effective strategies such as equal & fair treatment, training or event programs. These are
considered the most suitable strategy which help for providing the opportunities of men and
women.
Theme: 3 implementing the strategies in the workplace
Risberg and Gottlieb (2019) said that enterprise is mainly following the different
legislation which help for preventing the gender based discrimination issue, it always promoting
the good reputation of enterprise in marketplace. It is an essential for improving the equality as
well as diversity in workplace. Company needs to effectively implement the effective strategies
to provide the equal right of each women, men.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
It is based on the technique that help for collecting large amount of information, which are
relevant to the research topic. Researcher always focused on the specific details to examine the
chances of acquire a lot of detail in proper manner. On the other hand, research methodology can
be defined as an activity that involves the finding in systematic way.
Research method: It is a type of conceptual framework within which research is conduced
or foundation. It help for providing the better idea to collect or gather the data related the case
study (Minh and Lien, 2020). It can be categorised into different ways: qualitative and
quantitative method.
Scholar has chosen the qualitative method for collecting the information or data. In order to
generate the depth knowledge about the generation of data. This type of qualitative method has
assumed the best option to express conceptual thing about the overall research project (Kumar,
2019). This method help for gathering a lot of pre-existing data that already discussed in
previous study. In this way, it always support for researcher to handle the large information and
try to filter into different formats.
Research approach: it is consider the effective plan as well as procedures that mainly
consists of various stages. As understanding the assumption to detail information about the
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research project. Moreover, research approach can be defined the different categories such as
deductive, inductive and Abductive.
Scholar has been chosen deductive approach which mainly based on developing the
hypotheses of existing theories and then designing research strategy. This approach is implied by
particular theory which create the specific assumption. The deductive approach help for
developing the accurate hypothesis, which help for conducting the various assumption, belief and
ideas. Also, designing the better research strategy that help for test the hypothesis. In this way,
scholar has gained the phenomenon to explore the theories under the valid circumstances.
Afterwards, it has followed the right direction and closely integrated with the observations.
Research Philosophy: it is belief, thoughts and assumption about the related research
topic. Also consider as phenomenon that should be collected, analysed and used information
(Ang, 2019). Sometimes, it also encompasses with the different philosophies within research
case study. Furthermore, generally it deals with the different sources, knowledge and nature. The
philosophy has been divided into different groups: Interprertivism, Pragmatism, realism and
positivism.
Researcher has chosen intepretivism because it relate to the subjective nature of this
approach. In this way, it is adopting of intepretivism in context of qualitative research. This type
of philosophy which mainly involved the scholar to interpret the element of study. Therefore, it
become easier for integrate with human being on the basis of their interest in case study.
Researcher used this technique and assume to access the reality. The primary development of
intepretivism through the social science which can easily emphasizes with qualitative analysis.
Data collection Method: these are considered the effective technique which help for
collecting the important information that are related the multiple sources. Therefore, it can easily
find out the answer of specific research problem (Zawacki-Richter, Kerres and Buntins, 2020).
Afterwards, it has to done the hypothesis and then evaluating the appropriate result or outcome.
Data collection methods are categorised into different types: primary as well as secondary data
collection.
The scholar has been chosen the primary data collection method which help for collecting
or gathering large amount of information. Furthermore, it is conducting the Primary technique by
using questionnaires. On the other hand, if scholar has chosen the secondary technique with the
help of Literature review.
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Sampling: It can be described as principle that is mainly used to select member for
research within the large number of population. It has been rightly noted that large number of
population shows the interest towards the research study but it requires to select the participants
(VanKooten, 2019). In some situation, researcher has limited choice but they always focused on
consider the different element and also reached to the conclusion. The researcher has been used
the simple random sampling because it is consider the best approach for selecting the better
options. In sample random sampling, each and every member of population that are likely to be
chosen as an important part of sample. Moreover, it remove the bias from the selection of
different procedures and should result within the representative sample. By using simple random
technique, scholar has been selected the Sample Size that are 30.
Data analysis: It can be defined the process of cleaning, inspecting, transforming and
modelling the data to discover useful information. It always supports for decision-making. The
primary purpose of data analysis is that when easily extract the essential data and also taking the
better decision based on the analysis.
The researcher has chosen thematic analysis. It is based on the non-numerical way to
represent the information or data. Thematic analysis is consider the most appropriate technique
of analysing the qualitative data and afterwards, it can be applied to large set of text. It useful for
researcher to examine the data and find out appropriate common theme. This provide the better
idea, pattern of different meaning which come up with repeatedly.
Ethical Issues: In this research study, it has focused on the ethical practices and principle
so that they can generate the appropriate result or outcome. Sometimes, it become useful for
improving the better quality of research (Abdallah, Lusiani and Langley, 2019). Sometimes, it
has identified the ethical issues related misleading information, disrespect the participate, lack of
confidentiality. These are considered the most common ethical issues that has been generated
during case study analysis. in this way, it is important for considering the ethical form which
needs to be filled by researcher. Therefore, it can generate the better result or outcome.
Moreover, researcher also applied the strategies that help for reducing the workplace gender
discrimination. In order to provide the equal treatment for both men and women. Afterwards, it
can easily achieve the desirable goal and objective.
DATA INTERPRETATION
Theme: 1 equality and diversity impact on the employee performance in the organization
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Q1. Do you think that equality and diversity impact on the employee performance in the
organization?
Option Number
Highly satisfied 10
Agree 7
Highly un-satisfied 6
Un-satisfied 6
Total 30
Table: 1
Data Interpretation
In above chart, it has examined within the enterprise related the equality and diversity,
which directly impacting on the employee performance in the TESCO. It has analysed about
statement that implement in the enterprise to adopt the suitable approaches. Equality and
diversity provide the efficient working environment so that each employee share their own
opinion. In order to implement the innovative idea in business for purpose of expansion in global
world. Moreover, it can be determined that maximum employee express their feeling towards the
equality and diversity. Afterwards, it has found that 10 employees highly satisfied, 7 agree, 6
employee highly un-satisfied and 6 un-satisfied. In this way, it can easily summarise the review
of respondent through questionnaires.
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Theme: 2 workplace gender discrimination exists in the workplace.
Q2. Do you think that workplace gender discrimination exists in the workplace?
Option Number
Highly satisfied 8
Agree 7
Highly un-satisfied 8
Un-satisfied 5
Total 30
Table: 2
Data Interpretation
From above table, It has identified the concept about the workplace gender discrimination
exists that already exists in the Tesco. In this way, it can understand gender discrimination that
has represented in both directly as well as indirectly. So as needed to find out the gender
discrimination in Tesco. Furthermore, it can be determined that maximum employee express
their feeling towards workplace gender discrimination. Afterwards, it has found that 8 employees
highly satisfied, 7 agree, 8 employee highly un-satisfied and 5 un-satisfied. In this way, it can
easily summarise the review of respondent through questionnaires.
Theme: 3 Strategies that can help in reducing workplace gender discrimination.
Q3. Do you think that strategies that can help in reducing workplace gender discrimination?
Option Number
Highly satisfied 8
Agree 7
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Highly un-satisfied 8
Un-satisfied 5
Total 30
Table: 3
Data Interpretation
From above table, it has been concluded that maximum employee highly satisfied with
statement, various effective strategies that can help in reducing workplace gender discrimination.
Tesco has implementing the strategy to change the business operation and function in proper
manner. the workplace strategy will change the overall business performance to improve the
current situation or condition.
Furthermore, it can be determined that maximum employee share their opinion related
the effective strategies. Afterwards, it has found that 8 employees highly satisfied, 7 agree, 8
employee highly un-satisfied and 5 un-satisfied. In this way, it can easily summarise the review
of respondent through questionnaires.
Theme: 4 Diversity and equality implemented in the organization and enhance the overall
business capabilities.
Q4. Do you think diversity and equality implemented in the organization and enhance the
overall business capabilities?
Option Number
Highly satisfied 13
Agree 10
Highly un-satisfied 4
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Un-satisfied 3
Total 30
Table: 4
Data Interpretation
As per analysis, it has found that concluded that maximum employee highly satisfied
with statement, diversity and equality implemented in the organization and enhance the overall
business capabilities. Tesco can give importance of diversity as well as equality in order to
change the organization activities. It influencing the other staff member to perform the different
tasks and free to share their idea. In this way, it can easily improve the current situation or
condition.
Furthermore, it can be determined that maximum employee share their opinion related
the diversity and equality. Afterwards, it has found that 13 employees highly satisfied, 10 agree,
4 employee highly un-satisfied and 3 un-satisfied. In this way, it can easily summarise the review
of respondent through questionnaires.
Theme: 5 Sexual harassment and physical violence suffered by women in the workplace
Q5. Do you think Sexual harassment and physical violence suffered by women in the
workplace?
Option Number
Highly satisfied 11
Agree 7
Highly un-satisfied 8
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Un-satisfied 4
Total 30
Table: 5
Data Interpretation
In above diagram, it has been representing the concept related to the Sexual harassment
and physical violence suffered by women in the workplace. It has considered the most common
issue that already exists in the workplace. As per discussion, it concluded that maximum
employee highly satisfied with statement because enterprise does not provide the better treatment
to women at workplace. Therefore, this problem is majorly effects on the dignity of women
employee in workplace.
Furthermore, it can be determined that maximum employee share their opinion related
the Sexual harassment. Afterwards, it has found that 11 employees highly satisfied, 7 agree, 8
employee highly un-satisfied and 4 un-satisfied. In this way, it can easily summarise the review
of respondent through questionnaires.
Theme: 6 Policies and procedures that help for improving the overall business performance.
Q6. Is that Policies and procedures that help for improving the overall business performance?
Option Number
Highly satisfied 15
Agree 5
Highly un-satisfied 8
Un-satisfied 2
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