This type became a problem when women first joined the workforce. In Gender Discrimination and the Transformation of the Work Place, Kathryn Abrams says “They became the object of lewd comments and jokes, and sometimes were propositioned by colleagues or supervisors.”(1187) Although there are systems set up now to ensure that kind of unwanted behavior does not occur, that behavior is still very much a part of society whether it be physiologically or just subtly present. When looking at gender inequality in the workplace through a functional perspective it makes sense why one gender takes precedence over the other. According to Herbert Spencer, “those on top of the heap deserved to be there”. For centuries men have been the dominant gender because they
This type became a problem when women first joined the workforce. In Gender Discrimination and the Transformation of the Work Place, Kathryn Abrams says “They became the object of lewd comments and jokes, and sometimes were propositioned by colleagues or supervisors.”(1187) Although there are systems set up now to ensure that kind of unwanted behavior does not occur, that behavior is still very much a part of society whether it be physiologically or just subtly present. When looking at gender inequality in the workplace through a functional perspective it makes sense why one gender takes precedence over the other. According to Herbert Spencer, “those on top of the heap deserved to be there”. For centuries men have been the dominant gender because they