Sexism Against Women
Sexism is the unfair preference of one gender and its capabilities over the other gender. (Gotz, 1999) Sexism is not a bias that just comes out of nowhere and is present in the world today. This tradition or problem in fact is present in the society's culture since thousands of years. (Gotz, 1999) The Marxist view believed that sexism is basically a form of radical feminism. That is to say that the capitalistic structure our society is molded in today gives rise to sexism in the work place, society and even in politics. (Gotz, 1999) The stereotypical roles that are present in almost every social practice today are very firm and will require radical changes for them to be reversed.
Why exactly is their sexism present in the workforce today? Experts argue that the stem of sexism grows from the female stereotype. There are two stereotypes of women and unfortunately, both work against them when it comes to the workforce. The positive stereotype brings out the look that women are sweet and motherly. On the other hand, the negative stereotype states that women are not strong and incompetent. (Snibbe, 2005) When a female employee deserves resources or a post, she is not granted it while keeping the negative stereotype in mind. Men thinking that just because she is a woman, she won't be able to handle it don't give her the opportunities she deserves. On the other hand, women are appreciated more than they deserve only because they weren't expected to be so intelligent in the first place. The thinking that the male counterparts or administrators carry out is on a subconscious level. With these stereotypes and perceptions rooted in their mind from kindergarten, they still women as not equal to men. (Snibbe, 2005) These two stereotypes eventually lead to the patronizing behavior of men in the workplace as well. This behavior angers women and causes them to underperform. A study was done which revealed that when men thought of women as weak links but still praised them more than they deserved. This sort of praise angered the women and led to further destruction of their work performance. Thus, the more the men patronize women, the worse they will go on to perform and prove the men right. (Snibbe, 2005) Sexism is a vicious circle that is unfortunately very common these days.
Sexism against women in the workforce isn't just sexual harassment or clear cut employment favoritism. Even though many instances could be of sexual harassment, there are other behaviors that come under sexism in the workplace. An example is of the Morgan Stanley's investment banking business just paid about $54 million to more than 300 workers. These female workers were refused from promotions and salaries that their male counterparts received. (Heilman, 2005)
The trend in sexism against women these days has gone to become not very bold and blunt as it used to be. Surely, even the employers and managers at the upper hierarchical level know that clear cut discrimination will land them in trouble. Now more subtle ways of discriminating against women have been found. Some instances include decreased mentoring and teaching. This could be that on purpose the women are not taught certain tricks or aren't made to attend certain seminars. Even though the women are completely capable of carrying out functions, they are deemed incapable only because of their gender. (Catalyst, 2002) Other examples include them being banished from some forms of communication and merely not welcoming behavior in the organization. The tactics implemented were so smart that only the women perceived it as unfair. The men in most of the corporation think that nothing unfair is being done that could hinder their progress in the long run. (Heilman, 2005)
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