Unit C - Blog 12

Sex discrimination still persists because many women will not even try to apply for jobs because they have traditionally been taught to not pursue male dominated careers. Employers can also discriminate by using methods of physical discrimination by posting heights, weights, etc as required ideals for a position. Atmospheres in the work environment can also be hostile forcing women to quit their jobs even if they liked them. This also happens because of the way we are brought up as children being told that girls become teachers and boys become firefighters. We give kids toys that enhance these views, such as trucks for boys and barbies for girls. By enforcing these ideals throughout our lives by the time we get to college, we pick majors that fit this criteria and then careers that match our gender related majors. Social institutions that inflict this upon us would be our schools and churches. Schools are a major influence on a child growing up. If they see mainly woman teachers, they assume that is what is normal. However, they also see males as the principals of schools and so they get this idea that the male is generally in charge. In a church, the leaders are principally male as well. Over and over in your most social institutions you see men as the leading figures and women as the followers.

However, when women break into these roles that are male dominated, they are serving as role models for young girls. The can be inspirations for other females their own age as well because they prove that women are just as capable in a field as men. Women are also able to make more money in these male dominated fields. Especially in trades, hourly wages start out much higher that receptionist type work. Males can definitely gain from women entering these fields if they got over the fact that a woman is "entering their domain." Women will offer a perspective they may have never thought about before. It is also a fact that women work harder to prove themselves because they feel they are being weighted more against men. Men will benefit from this because they will have co-workers who truly care about their labors and are willing to put in 110% effort all the time. There is no downside to allowing women to enter these fields, and in fact should be a desired quality for any work environment to have.