Unit D - Blog #36

Corporate America will only be able to lure women back into the workforce if it changes its policies. Women do not want to be treated as less of a worker because they are female. They need care giving options if they are mothers and there is nothing wrong with that. You want women in your company? Find a way to help her with the children. Women are also more increasingly aware of pay rates and if there is a difference between theirs' and a man's, they are not going to want to work for that company. Women will also want to see other women in leadership positions so that they know there is upward mobility available to them. Women bosses will provide hope and encouragement to new incoming women employees. Do I think that the corporate world will change this? If they really want women back in their fields, and they should, they will slowly start to bend their policies and make room for women. Women play intricate roles in the corporate world, sharing insights and views that men may never see. These women are smart and talented but feel jaded by companies. These companies need to recognize a woman and/or a mother as who she is but not treat her as handicapped because of her gender. This especially applies to mothers. Women with children need the same consideration in promotions as other women. If corporate world does not change its patriarchal structure, they will be hard pressed to integrate women into their labor force ever again.