Traditionally females are at a disadvantage in the workplace. It has been said that male have a higher salary for doing the same job that a female can. But then we look further into the situation. When females are given opportunities, they make the argument that they are only getting the job because they are female. They turn the qualifications into something gender related, while they really fit the qualifications. Females will go out and say I’m only getting this position because I’m a female. Well this is not fully true; we should be basing all positions on qualifications not gender. Females have gotten more rights over the past fifty years and they still want more, but they are looking at it in the discriminatory way. This is totally wrong. They should be seeing that they are supposed to be in that position and accept the opportunity. Instead they argue that they are just getting the position because they are female. We look into society and see that men and women are not equal and they probably will never be. The military is an equal opportunity employer, but the draft only requires men to register. There is no fairness in that. Men should not be above females and females should not be above men, we just have to accept our responsibilities and do the best we can to help society.
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I agree that men and women are not equal physically but I believe both have the same mental capacity to do well in a work environment. I do not agree with your comment about the Equal Employment of the military. Joining the military is a voluntary act and you are giving up your rights to the government to do their bidding while you serve. Joining the military is an equal employment opportunity because anyone can join it does not discriminate from any American citizen. Your comment on the draft is correct because it is unfair that men are the only ones that must register but men have been fighting wars since the beginning of human existence. Women were never required to fight so that law probably will not ever change
ReplyDeleteGender is a sensitive issue that I'm hesitant to address. However, there is progress for equality in the workplace. One of Obama's first acts in office was the passage of the Lily Ledbetter legislation, or equal pay for equal work. This means that if a female employee is aware of being paid less than a male counterpart, they can sue for the damages and then some. However, there are obstacles to women that have been in place for generations. Traditional gender roles are one thing that has hindered women in the workplace. Only now are we slowly transitioning away from traditional gender roles to more a more homogenous work force.
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