Women at the workplace
Women have gone through many struggles over the centuries. They were viewed as second-class citizens, spat on, and seen as sex objects. One could argue that women have had many more struggles to face than men. However, today women are taking control and moving up the ladder. They are tired of being an oppressed group. This breakout has resulted in many opportunities for women both as individuals and productive members of society. It is definite that women have entered the work force with greater numbers, but many problems still exit. Women are still an oppressed group because they are treated as second-class citizens, viewed as sex objects, and mocked when they take on a "man's job".
Traditionally the man is the breadwinner and the woman is the nurturer. (Family Dynamic, 14) The man is supposed to go out into the world and "work" while the woman stays home sheltered and takes care of the kids.
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Five ways to fight sexual harassment(public servic...Women have always been looked down upon because raising kids was not seen as a "real" work. If one takes care of a baby, one will know that it is definitely "real" work, and a hard one at that. What could possibly be more important than socializing one's own kids? Aside from that, women have also taken care of all the housework. However, even housework has not been viewed as "real" work. So it is obvious that when a woman steps into the workplace; others ignorant to the tireless hours she's spent taking care of things at home, will look down on her. More than 50% of women at the workplace between ages 35-49 claim that they've been discriminated because of their gender. (http://www.askmen.com/money/career/16_career.html) It's too bad men don't know how much work a woman has done and is capable of.