SOCIAL PROBLEM ANALYSIS

Social Problem Analysis

Women and Workplace

Introduction

The social construction of meaning applies over various kinds of values, belief and norms which are created by the dominant and considerably the most powerful group in  society (Dubeck, 2006, Pp. 56-75). These values and believes are reinforced and perpetuated through the help of social institutions including workplace, education, religion, the media and the others. These of the norms, values and beliefs mainly dictate the access towards the upward mobility along with identity shaping, gender roles and personality (Karsten, 2006). However, the norms and gender roles usually appear as the outcome of socialization, a process which is based on the prominent values, norms and beliefs within a society. From the time of birth, infants from both sexes are being considered by the parental as well as other of the adult responses in order to behave, think to act and then interact in the gender specific roles manifestations (Drew, 1998). The study will also do the analysis of the methodologies of the social construction of gender that shows how woman and men are 'assigned' certain traits as well as those attributes which might or might not limit-ate to their development.

 

Woman and Work

Affects of Gender Inequality within the workplace

From family impact over gender inequalities, the gender roles play a major part in the work environment. Such issues are considered to be the leading factors which separate genders. Inequality of gender is more commonly noticed in workplace (Haslam, 2003, Pp.23-69). This includes the factors of sex segregation, inequalities in promotion and pays and the authority differences. According to Padavic and Raskin's (YEAR) approach, there lie three dimensions which are involved in gender inequality: gender social construction on job, job devaluation which is labelled as women's job and the sexual division of labour.  Many of these factors which contribute in inequality are experienced by women and man , which includes the differences of sex while preferring the productivity, overall cultural beliefs, and efforts from men and employers actions (Byron, 2009).

One of the major problems at workplace is discrimination, which is tied to gender inequality (Dudley, 2005). The discrimination of career is seen in women while discouraging them at the time of entering any of the work field, such as the fields of science, engineering, mechanical, police and the fields of administration.  It seems a common term that women's work is frequently considered less important than the jobs held by opposite gender (Ellwood, 1916). This seems considerably a very common example of female's devaluation at any job. Other examples involve when women get hired into a job which is - less desirable job and that job become linked with women. Women isolation does not only depress their wages; it restricts their goals, options and aspirations. Most women prefer doing jobs like, teaching, nursing, social worker in order to get successful within their profession (Wallace, 1982). This becomes the reason of putting down females at workplace because of the roles of gender learned. It is a general view that women grown up as more feminine whereas men as a masculine. From this assumption it is supposed that women lacks in doing what men can do and ...