What are the main equality issues affecting men and women in the workplace?

	What are the main equality issues affecting men and women in the workplace? In companies and organizations, do men and women receive the same kind of treatment and have equality in work and careers? Asked By: Gabriela - 3/25/2009

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In companies and organizations, men and women do not receive the same kind of treatment and do not have equality in work and careers. Men get better treatment than women. Paid maternity leave is not commonplace in the U.S., so the decision to take time off for childbirth and an extended maternity leave can often result in financial hardship. In addition, there's the fear that by doing so, a woman will quickly be put on the "mommy track" by her employers and supervisor. Any unwelcome sexual advances in the workplace make women uncomfortable and impact their ability to do the job they were hired to do. Whether it's a boss or a co-worker, there are actions women can take to protect themselves legally, physically, and emotionally. Yet there are certain generalities than can be helpful to us if we are willing to take note of them. Most of all, gender differences are a lot of fun – especially in the workplace! Here are some differences we can learn from. Contrast 1: Thought processes Men are more linear and factual thinkers, while women, on the other hand, tend to think more conceptually and with associations. Women’s minds are like underground subway systems – everything is connected. Men’s minds are like ships sailing along the ocean, going from point A to point B. Contrast 2: Giving orders Men tend to be more direct, while women give orders using softened demands and tag lines. Women are naturally disposed to maintain harmony, so they will follow up a demand with something like, “If you don’t mind.” Contrast 3: Compartmentalizing Men can work with people they don’t like. Women generally can’t. This is because men can compartmentalize – work is work. But women naturally make associations (see contrast #1). Joan will find it harder to work with Steve on Tuesday if she witnessed him being needlessly rude to the waiter at the restaurant on Monday night. Contrast 4: Expressing feelings If a man wants to express his feelings, he’ll talk to his wife or girlfriend. Women are willing to talk to more than just close friends about their feelings – coworkers, hairdressers, doctors, people on the bus, the other lady standing in line at the store, call-in radio hosts, Oprah… Contrast 5: Handling problems If there’s a problem, men think about it. For women, it isn’t enough to just think about the problem on their own. They need to articulate their thoughts without even necessarily wanting solutions. They want to discuss it and have someone lend an ear and their time to them. Men want solutions. They like to fix problems and not just discuss them. So when you’re talking to a man, you can expect some sort of solution, even if all you intended was simply to be heard. Contrast 6: Goals While men and women are both dedicated to achieving goals, they do so in their own way. Men tend to focus more on the end result. They are task-oriented. Women are more concerned with the process involved in accomplishing those goals and tend to be more people-oriented. So if you’re at a meeting where two men are involved in a heated discussion about something, remember that it doesn’t always imply a bad relationship. Contrast 7: Feedback Men can be more direct and blunt when giving feedback about something, whereas women tend to use more tact and sensitivity. That’s why when you ask a man for an opinion about your idea, and he says something to the effect of, “It stinks!” he wonders why you’re upset. Expect a brutally honest response. And remember that they’re responding to the idea and not the person – it’s not a personal attack Answered By: Basheer - 4/15/2009

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The main issue is that they have to handle there office as well as home which results in a bit reduced attention towards work.It should not be like this, both should take equal responsibilities. Answered By: rajeev_pratap01 - 4/23/2009

Yup they do us indians have equal opportunities. Answered By: Ash - 4/23/2009

IN india generally men think they are special human being n women r born 2 serve them take care of kids n home.a women had to work too much twice the men if she is doing a job.here in india men don't do house work or take care or kids.its a reason of depression among women n kids as their mom is always busy having very less time for them.basically bcoz of men kids r not getting proper care.men never helps in cooking or cleaning preparing kids for school etc.thats why most of the working women are more tensed both in work place at home no ime for her own things. both my mom n dad work but my dad never help her in house work etc.she feels more frustated as she can't give proper time to her carrier n kids. i think all indian mens r bastards just use women upo her last moment of life.they are just blood suckers Answered By: Naina - 4/22/2009

Men cannot stand competetion 4m women. Source(s): my experience Answered By: srajendran m - 4/22/2009

There may not be equality but there is equity. For most of the women career is secondary- nature has made them so. For a few women job is of primary concern and they do well and are also given equal opportunities. Why claim for equality. Ask for fairness in evaluation and opportunity. So at least in large organisations and government run organisations by and large there is equity or justice to both men and women. Source(s): personal experience and obserations Answered By: dr_amar1941 - 4/20/2009

According to the indian govt indian men and women are entitled to equal wages equal rights and equal dignity and respect.although this is the case general bias is seen in all fields this is common but cruel.sometimes leading to sexual harassment and other forms of violence.you, gabriella ,me and others such as us can surely curb this differences Answered By: Chaitu - 4/18/2009

The main issue the hon-our and respect at the work place and the salary I think they do not the women are respected otherwise by majority of employees but not in the work Field and the salaries there is intention of the people to have accesses to them for undue favour in relations Answered By: bali - 4/18/2009

I think men and women do not receive the same kind of treatment in companies and organizations ........... may be because of egoistic nature of man and once a woman gets married she finds difficulty in balancing her personal and proffesional life...........she involves herself more in kids, home making etc Answered By: Anku - 4/17/2009

Most of the companies the men need to work had to get a promotion or increment. But If the girl is good to her Team leader or Manager then she can get a higher post very easily. It depends from company to comapny. Source(s): http://blog.123indialive.com Answered By: Arun v - 4/17/2009

1.There is no Equality in General 2. Equality varies according to the environment of the workplace. 3. Treatment varies according to the leadership of the top executives, 4. Domination of men is prevalent in all companies and organisations. 5. In India particularly indirect eve teasing felt by women folks which goes untold and unanswered. Source(s): Personnel experience in various companies and organisations. Answered By: BA - 4/17/2009

Same kind of treatment in work and careers? This can never be achived in any field of life because of sexual differences or you may read preferences. Physical structure, energy, way of thinking and approach to a problem every where difference can be seen and it is created by GOD. Answered By: Prodyut - 4/17/2009

I dont think there are any equality issues at work place if one is qualified & capable of doing the assigned job perfectly. Answered By: Cave Man - 4/16/2009

Your question is spontaneous; and that is why; it is an eye opener towards the secret of the truth which is hiding within itself.. It shows that men and women are not equal. Nevertheless they fight; but ignorently . Truthfully; they are indeed primarily fighting in the ways of that knowledge of their own respective selves which guide and drive both of them to perform actions of themselves by self. They are doing so; although with their own respective minds and senses; and essantially for the purpose of knowing and conquering the issues of equality only; but it apparently seems instead; that they are fighting for conqering the issues of themselves with each other; and for gaining an edge over the other and proving the self to be more powerful, able and better qualified than the other.. In reality; both are infact fighting for the purpose of knowing and conquering the issues of equality only; those which have the power and ability to; not only bind them together and help them to; jointly work towards and for realising and gaining the common wealth; Both men and women are seeking that common wealth; which can truthfully help us to; not only know those real common goals; common sense; and common knowledge; of the common beliefs and reasons of growth, development and prosperity of mankind at large; but which can also give to us; the powers, strength, qualities and abilities of goodness, victory, glory and unfailing righteousness of itself; to help us in our acts of seeking joy, relief from illnessess, gentlemess of the mind of self, charity, and freedom from sorrows, sufferrings, and pains of the mind of self. for the reasons of fulfilling the wants of themselves in us. The main equality issues; effecting both men and women in all places alike; is the inability of themselves; to seek, know and gain that knowledge which can deliver to them the wealth of themselves; i.e. the powers, strength, qualities and abilities of goodness, victory, glory and unfailing righteousness of itself; to help them in their acts of seeking joy, relief from illnessess, gentlemess of the mind of self, charity, and freedom from sorrows, sufferrings, and pains of the mind of self. for the reasons of fulfilling the wants of themselves in us. Lack of the inability of both man and women to seek, know, gain and use such wealth of self ; and to fulfill the wants of self with them only; as said above; is the cause of all issues effecting man and women in companies and organizations, in receiving adverse treatment from others, and in issues of equality in work and careers Answered By: ts@greenpastures - 4/16/2009

I do not want to enter in the BC era: For the past few decades, the male domination is diminishing: woman is given due respect and value in all places: they are also developing in all respect: but due nature some untoward accidental issues are there: it will gone soon Answered By: AR.SAM - 4/16/2009

The only time women back off is whn it come to weight related things...otherwise i don't think so...n some people consider it respect than sayin women can' do it...i don't think anything else is there tht women cn't do n men can! Answered By: huny poo - 4/16/2009

Hi Gabriela ! h*********u doing? Yahoo ! is a good business organisation, so I don't think that you'll be receiving any problem here related to inequality. But if you see it universally then there are many problems regarding inequality in the workplace. Like, sexual harassment is an issue with many ladies, ladies are supposed to be weaker and less intelligent than gents, jealousy of opp. sex, women are generally given better treatment than men, bosses of opposite sexes dominate their subordinates and even each other. But I feel that one should ignore all these things and if somebody tries to harass a women, then it should report to the police, nowadays, our law has become very strict regarding women abuse. Answered By: Aman - 4/16/2009

EGO. Answered By: jagannath_kr - 4/16/2009

The main equality and inequality issues are exaggerated just to skip the other issues of work, which are nor directly related to the work . Actually every organisation wants that it's work force should concentrate on the quality work. It is out of professional jealousy or due to some human weaknesses that employees began to seek explanations for their under performance. The so called under performance may not necessarily be directly related to work, it may be due to many psychological requirement of the employee, whether boss or subordinate. Women, sometimes, due to their social background, environment in which they grown up, individual value system etc. suffer at some fronts, but this is not due to their work efficiencies or performance or out of their gender bias. The women workers should know that there are some limitations, which stops them claiming the credit, they deserve. The man being open to all cicumstances, tries to claim the supermacy, or actually tries to outperform the other competators by acquiring additional information and performing extra work, which is not easy for every woman worker to perform due to many factors. Although all good workers try to perform best, but some factors differentiate between the workers on the ground other than work. It may be due to pleasant personality, soothsaying, leadership qualities, relationship with the senior officials, reporting system, exposure to higher management etc. Even in some organistions, men used to complain that the boss is giving undue credit to the woman worker only due to gender bias, or pleasant personality, or opposit sex etc. Actually there exists no differentiation between a good worker only on the ground of gender, it is the other factors, the strengths or weaknesses of the seniors, ego problems, relations between the co-workers and relations with the seniors, requirement of the work in an organistion, strengths of the characters of the both workers and senior management. Mostly the hard and quality work "in the eyes of the management "is important, irrespective of the gender bias. Answered By: naren_dhunna - 4/16/2009

I tend to think that the so called 'equality issues' are basically self imposed . This has been so for thousands of years in India . In the recent past few generations these are more apparent. Even at the "god" level we see this as being the norm in India . Women knew the duel role they have to play in their lives . It is instinctive and natural. We see this trait in all female species in the world , birds , animals ..... and the humans . The mother`s instinct in women automatically assigns a certain priority to bring up the offspring's . This natural trait is misunderstood by the male as being a weak trait and they exploit this . It is because of this that women traditionally took active roles in the family and the society with duel responsibility . Thus men went into the outside world and women inside the home . Now the situation is changing with modernity but women still care for the children more than the men . This imposes certain preconditions when women are employed anywhere . When there are enough jobs to go around this differences are accommodated . But when jobs are less then choosing between men and women tilts in favour of a condition less men. Now women are equally and in many cases better than men in their work and the treatment and respect for women is increasing . Answered By: YD - 4/16/2009

I certainly that there is a lot of biasing in workplaces especially where there is a lot of physical activities involved... i've faced it. i dnt think most men take it very good if a woman equals them. i hate it when they say, "u are just a girl u cant do it....!" Answered By: darkangel28 - 4/15/2009

Both r coprative to each other because they r work in same fild if they have good under standing to each other that was good for company health Answered By: sam - 4/15/2009

It all depends on ones achievement when it comes to work. There is no differences. As Money speaks. If you capable you are the Boss,leader, if you cannot achieve you will be sidelined and demotivated. Answered By: BS - 4/15/2009

Yes in this era women are more knowledgeable than men in many ways like in any sector women is got more responsibility than men.men has always do more hard work to do the work. nowadays women and men, both are more knowledgeable . they can perform extraordinary work and get more respect by the company and their belongings. practice makes the men and women success in their life. Answered By: jatin_gupta1990 - 4/15/2009

Yes in all the companies men & women treated equally because Govt pass a law which stated that both men & women should get equal wages &the same working condition Source(s): My Brain Answered By: ANKIT - 4/15/2009

Can they do the same job if it involes wieght. Answered By: Chris B - 4/9/2009

According to federal law, they are supposed to receive the same kind of treatment and have equal oppurtunity in the workplace. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Women still make less money overall for the same type and duration of work. Sexual Harassment continues to be an issue as well. However, there is a legal outlet if you feel you are being discriminated against for any reason. Answered By: tea_girl43201 - 3/25/2009

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Laws of economics are not like the laws of physics. Economies and life forms can and do evolve in fundamental ways that make former economic models and ways of life obsolete. I'm sure the last tribe of Neanderthals were certain that nothing was ever going to change, right before the Homo Sapiens swooped down on them, chased them into a dead end canyon were other Homo Sapiens were lying in wait with big clubs. * * * * * * * * * In the past the Luddite Fallacy was valid since machines always needed the mental acuity that only human operators could provide, and machines frequently needed maintenance by skilled human hands and minds. But now machines have mental functions that equal or surpass what humans can provide in most work functions. And computers aren't so much repaired anymore as just thrown away and replaced. How many cell phone repair shops have you ever seen? Even most laptop computers are replaced rather than repaired. More and more laptop computers never even need to be repaired for years and years. In short, when the economy has no use for most Americans, all hll is going to brake loose, & that's coming soon. * * * * 2 answers - Asked By: Perro Americano Invicto - 5/16/2013

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	Audit Sales Representative? Scam? I received the following email from these guys: "Hello, my name is Susan Collins and I am Personnel Manager of Audit Sales Company Inc. and will be your supervisor. Thanks for sending us your job application. We'd love to bring you on board. The reason for this email is to touch base with you as a potential candidate for the position we are currently looking to fill (Audit Sales Representative). You replied to our online job posting and I would like to take a moment to familiarize you with who we are. Audit Sales is the worldwide leader in temporary financial staffing, providing excellent opportunities in the areas of accounting, bookkeeping, credit and collections, data entry, finance, payroll, audit and tax. Our relationships with top companies ensure that our employees enjoy competitive pay, and dynamic and ongoing assignments with the best opportunities for temporary and temporary-to-full-time employment. Since opening our doors in 1990 we are recognized as a top performing firm for the Midwest region and have expanded all over USA, Canada and Europe. Future goals include expanding offices to multiple markets across the country. Having gained operational experience in Intern Audit Inc., I recommend all new employees to treat seriously every small detail they may encounter in the course of their work. You have a real chance to obtain quick promotion in the nearest future if our management is satisfied with your job results. Audit Sales Representative is an entry level position that involves transfer of funds from Audit Sales to our client's via Representative's account, consequently eliminating any transfer holds. We don't require any previous experience for this job. We are looking for a trustworthy person to process payments sent from AuditSales.bz to our clients. We will provide an Representative with detailed instructions for payment processing operations including invoices, contracts and all documents regarding current sale. Funds that are deposited into your account comes directly from our company and the funds are sent via instant money transfer service within the USA ( bank wire transfer). You will always be aware exactly where the money is coming from and where it is going. For additional security we provide Invoices and contracts for all transactions completed. We offer a couple types of compensation packages: either performance based pay or base salary plus commission. Of course, details are discussed during your trial period (3 months). When funds enter employee's bank account, Wire Transfer Representative's duty is to withdraw cash and process the funds. The main advantage of our services is the shortest possible time within which the client can receive money for the services/goods. If this operation is delayed, our clients are entitled to cancel their contract with us and we suffer financial loss. Therefore, successful applicant must be very responsible and careful! Our company can guarantee $2,500 base salary + 5?ommission for every transaction done. Working with our company guarantee's you a safe relationship and licensed establishment. If you would like to apply to this vacancy and inquire more detailed information, please fill out our online job application via our secure website: http://www.AuditSales.bz/index.php?action=login BEFORE YOU APPLY PLEASE REVIEW THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION. We'd like to get started as soon as possible, so please complete the online application today. You will also need to take an online interview when applying for this job opening. If you have any questions/issues please replay to this email. -- Sincerely, Susan Collins Hiring Manager 636 Liberty Ave, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 USA" Their web address is AuditSales.bz I have not been able to find anything out about these guys, so I'm thinking that is red flag number one right off the bat.... But has anyone encountered these guys before? Wayne Z - I tried doing a domain search and had no luck, although I didn't exactly give it a thorough attempt.. You have confirmed what I needed to know. Kittysue - The funny thing is I never even sent them my resume! I responded to the posting on Craigslist asking for more information about the company/position and I got that in return, but I gave them absolutely no other information. The whole thing threw up so many red flags. 3 answers - Asked By: Fratty Rower - 5/20/2013

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