Women at work: men vs. Women?
The introduction of women into the world of work –at the beginning a male-dominated world- wasn’t an overnight success. It has been one of the clearest examples of women’s strength and courage to fight for their rights. Looking back at their long, bitter battle, can we say their fight is over?
If you have the chance of visiting a company, you won’t be surprised to learn that the manager director is a woman. Also, be ready to hear the most backhanded compliments that male work-mates will keep on saying to her. These ironic remarks are the very hints that tell you about men’s real contempt for women’s inclusion in the company. And this is true in almost every field. Men tend to consider women as incapable of cool reasoning and highly dependent on intuition for taking decisions. Yet, women have proved to be just the opposite in any job you care to name.
Despite the prejudices that women still have to suffer, their brave fight has not been in vain. In the first place, women have managed to get great job opportunities. Just consider the number of women, all around the world, who have become well-known manager directors, politicians, lawyers and even heads of states. Moreover, unequal rates of pay are a thing of the past. They also have paid holidays and career mobility, just to mention the most remarkable achievements.
To sum up, it’s clear that women have won the battle and men seem to have no ther option but to accept it. Women’s performances have proved to be as good as those of men and, in some cases, even superior.
The introduction of women into the world of work –at the beginning a male-dominated world- wasn’t an overnight success. It has been one of the clearest examples of women’s strength and courage to fight for their rights. Looking back at their long, bitter battle, can we say their fight is over?
If you have the chance of visiting a company, you won’t be surprised to learn that the manager director is a woman. Also, be ready to hear the most backhanded compliments that male work-mates will keep on saying to her. These ironic remarks are the very hints that tell you about men’s real contempt for women’s inclusion in the company. And this is true in almost every field. Men tend to consider women as incapable of cool reasoning and highly dependent on intuition for taking decisions. Yet, women have proved to be just the opposite in any job you care to name.
Despite the prejudices that women still have to suffer, their brave fight has not been in vain. In the first place, women have managed to get great job opportunities. Just consider the number of women, all around the world, who have become well-known manager directors, politicians, lawyers and even heads of states. Moreover, unequal rates of pay are a thing of the past. They also have paid holidays and career mobility, just to mention the most remarkable achievements.
To sum up, it’s clear that women have won the battle and men seem to have no ther option but to accept it. Women’s performances have proved to be as good as those of men and, in some cases, even superior.
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