Stereotyping and Gender Inequality has been part of the human culture for hundreds of years. Every human being belongs to different groups such as gender, age, and ethnicity. Stereotyping has been impacting our lives severely due to the fact that people’s perception has led them to think negatively about certain groups. One group in particular has changed the way we perceive ourselves, gender. Over the years, research shows gender equality is still an issue in many industries. Gender equality simply stats that men and women must be presented with the same opportunities (Kamla, 2011). Unfortunately even in 21st century, there are many examples of gender inequality. Financial services and the banking industry are a few example in which gender
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Important reason to promote women is to empower the level of gender equality and also to show that women also have the same intelligent mindset to lead corporations (Kamla, 2011). Another factor to consider is the amount effort that women to put in. Colby mentions about work-life balance on Wall Street, which is nearly impossible to balance. Women deserve to be treated the same as men because they work as hard and insert high effort into the job. One of the theories being applied from class is the people’s perception of gender equality. In this particular situation, men’s perception says that women are dependent on them because they carry most valued position in society while women are stuck in the dissatisfying jobs. Therefore, men are going to continue to behave in this manner until the views are not changed in regards to gender equality (Kamla, …show more content…
I would have added a chart to show the trend on how gender discrimination has been part of Wall Street for many years. Also, adding more examples of women from Wall Street would have made a stronger case against gender inequality. Overall, gender discrimination is going to be part of our lives unless the right actions are taken to change the people’s perception. It is important to treat women and men as the same because it would improve the environment within the firms and also create a diverse workplace. In the end, gender equality is benefiting the firms because it will increase productivity, profits and reduce salary
Important reason to promote women is to empower the level of gender equality and also to show that women also have the same intelligent mindset to lead corporations (Kamla, 2011). Another factor to consider is the amount effort that women to put in. Colby mentions about work-life balance on Wall Street, which is nearly impossible to balance. Women deserve to be treated the same as men because they work as hard and insert high effort into the job. One of the theories being applied from class is the people’s perception of gender equality. In this particular situation, men’s perception says that women are dependent on them because they carry most valued position in society while women are stuck in the dissatisfying jobs. Therefore, men are going to continue to behave in this manner until the views are not changed in regards to gender equality (Kamla, …show more content…
I would have added a chart to show the trend on how gender discrimination has been part of Wall Street for many years. Also, adding more examples of women from Wall Street would have made a stronger case against gender inequality. Overall, gender discrimination is going to be part of our lives unless the right actions are taken to change the people’s perception. It is important to treat women and men as the same because it would improve the environment within the firms and also create a diverse workplace. In the end, gender equality is benefiting the firms because it will increase productivity, profits and reduce salary