Click here (Fortune) to read about the continuing obstacles for women in the workplace... Why do you suppose that such inequities persist in an ostensibly modern and enlightened society like the USA? What's to be done?
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Happy Birthday Gloria Steinem!!! (I just had to post that somewhere on this website)
It really irked me to read that they're mandating that companies have a certain percentage of women... I don't like this because I think that whoever fits the job description should get the job - regardless of their gender, ethnicity, background... I feel that discrimination is such a big issue because people other than the ones being discriminated make a big deal out of it.
Laissez-faire baby. The article says it succinctly - companies (and individuals) do not like the government telling them what to do. Developing companies have the opportunity to make changes or have women in higher positions because they can either mandate it or set a precedent earlier. The good ol' US of A has been a powerhouse of industry for awhile and the wheels of change can be slow.
Personally I don't see the problem. Progressive means something a little bit differently to me than what the article is complaining about. The "progessiveness" that the article is arguing about seems to be just about the number of women in higher offices. That is all good and dandy but just because that there is a higher percentage of women in positions with more power does not make the company / business better in terms of "progressive" in the economy. In other words, making the business expand and meeting the needs of the consumer. As a woman I don't feel bad to say that most women do not have the aggressiveness or confidence to take on a big business. Men usually do have the confidence......maybe not always the best input ideas but definitely the confidence. But it is natural considering men usually have more testosterone which brings on what i call the come-at-me-broski attitude. -Angela R.
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Happy Birthday Gloria Steinem!!!
(I just had to post that somewhere on this website)
-Julie
It really irked me to read that they're mandating that companies have a certain percentage of women... I don't like this because I think that whoever fits the job description should get the job - regardless of their gender, ethnicity, background... I feel that discrimination is such a big issue because people other than the ones being discriminated make a big deal out of it.
Mylinda
Laissez-faire baby. The article says it succinctly - companies (and individuals) do not like the government telling them what to do. Developing companies have the opportunity to make changes or have women in higher positions because they can either mandate it or set a precedent earlier. The good ol' US of A has been a powerhouse of industry for awhile and the wheels of change can be slow.
---Stephanie
Personally I don't see the problem. Progressive means something a little bit differently to me than what the article is complaining about. The "progessiveness" that the article is arguing about seems to be just about the number of women in higher offices. That is all good and dandy but just because that there is a higher percentage of women in positions with more power does not make the company / business better in terms of "progressive" in the economy. In other words, making the business expand and meeting the needs of the consumer. As a woman I don't feel bad to say that most women do not have the aggressiveness or confidence to take on a big business. Men usually do have the confidence......maybe not always the best input ideas but definitely the confidence. But it is natural considering men usually have more testosterone which brings on what i call the come-at-me-broski attitude.
-Angela R.
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