Various organizational structures, processes, and practices are some of the issues which undermine gender equality. Women, just like men, have rewarding ideas if given opportunities to be heard. Female employees are made to live with aspects of discrimination, yet their work production capability is substantial. Much worse, human resource managers have a responsibility for handling this concern, yet they are not as influential as expected. The majority of recruiters’ practices are controlled by the aspects of decision-making, policies, and their respective enactments which affect training, hiring, promotion, and payments of employees. Negativity towards women make most proprietors fail to employ these mechanisms positively. The processes demean these individuals’ ability to influence and confidently shape most administrative constructions, which would equalize duties of the working environment. These processes cause job limitation and gender sensitivity concerns, which affect women the most. Work restriction is a gender sensitive issue preventing women from attaining their potential in employment.
Women are limited to certain types of jobs because of obstacles preventing them from becoming who they want in terms of pursuing their professions. Unfortunately, society influences the resistance of these individuals’ efforts in becoming reliable experts. Writing professions were considered male jobs, hence limiting women from expressing themselves through this niche (Woolf 1). In a speech delivered by Virginia Woolf, women struggle to be appreciated as professionals in the writing profession (Woolf 1). Talking about herself, she admits struggling to overcome formidable barriers by sharing her own experience and journey to become the writer she is (Madgavkar et al. 2). Woolf overcame this notion by first dealing with her own personality, which she refers to as “angel in the house” (Woolf 1). The affirmation reveals that women have a duty of incapacitating their boundaries if they should be accepted to take part in the profession, which is men-dominated. This, therefore, proves that women are confined to certain jobs, but can manage this problem if they are able to work beyond their personality.
Women have talents, considering every person is born with specific gifts, but a few manage to utilize them. Although being gifted and talented, Philis Wheatley did not thrive during her life in the 1700s because she was a slave who was not independent in decision-making (Walker 402). According to Walker’s assertion, she was a black sick woman who needed a servant of her own (Walker 403). If she were white, Walker suggests, Wheatley would be considered for her intellectual superiority, which would affect both genders positively (404). Poetry is another field which was dominated by the male gender in ancient Europe. From Walker’s revelation, Philis Wheatley was exceptionally gifted in poetry, but she could not express the talent professionally because men dominated her (Walker 407). Women are limited in jobs because they cannot overcome the hindrances to their success when they secure a place among the working class. With their talents, the majority do not favorably serve in the midst of male-dominated areas.
The women’s place in society during ancient times was to serve the household, as per the ancient society’s believes. Wheatley’s case applies here as well considering that, instead of using her talent to enrich herself, she died poor and with no friends (Walker 406). The above statement deduces that she was meaningful and impactful solemnly to her family. In ancient times, women were considered to have their rightful place at home. As any other woman of her period, she labored to give her family food, she would work strenuously, yet she had writing talent. It is not clear whether her husband was still living at this time, but it is evident she worked to serve her family on her own. From societal beliefs, she represents many women, who had a limited place in terms of serving in their area of professionalism. Females are, therefore, are given attention in the context of what they can serve conveniently, a fact that questions their ability to be effective. This cultural notion is what limits women in the context of what job they need or should be given when seeking employment.
Whether it is through cultural or societal command, limiting women to the jobs they can manage is an unworthy idea. In terms of achievement, women are rated low as compared to men (Madgavkar et al. 3). When they are undermined in their duties, women refrain from fully devoting to their work, a fact which further creates aspects of discrimination in society. When females are limited in terms of jobs, society tends to be exercising discrimination, a fact which should be avoided. (Madgavkar et al. 1). A part of society, divided in this respect, does not value women and discourages them from working to their capacity to serve the community. The repercussion for such an activity means women are irrelevant in their efforts to contribute to empowering others. The aspect of limiting women creates from attaining the work positions they deserve, make them appear unproductive and unqualified which might not be true.
The world is moving to the age of artificial intelligence, and limiting women in terms of job opportunities is one way restricting the rate of technology use in society. Various opportunities arise when people are subjected to reliable communication and implementation systems (Madgavkar et al. 1). Empowering women is another way of ensuring society is innovative and it vests everyone in terms of being useful in their professions. When females are restricted, they withhold the government’s efforts to serve its community suitably. Therefore, there is a need to ensure that society enjoys cohesiveness while attracting innovation by incorporating both the two genders in accessing job. Otherwise, many potential and valuable minds will disappear without utilizing their potential. As much as the limitation is against the feminine gender it affects the community by disrupting creativeness and modernization.
In conclusion, job limitations in the context of gender are a concern in the current society. Men are dominating job sectors, a fact, which makes women fail to execute their powers of innovation as expected. Working as a writer or a poet is an example of jobs which discouraged females such as Woolf and Wheatley who were writers, from achieving their potential because of their gender’s societal interferences. Women’s personalities and their environment act as obstacles in their strive to serve the community. Much worse, the aspect of limiting women causes the aspect of discrimination, which hinders an organization’s smooth progress. When it happens, society will prioritize one gender instead of utilizing them both. As an alternative to creating discrimination in terms of job limitations, it is essential to give the participants a chance to contribute in their capacity. Women are subjected to work limits because their male counterparts think they are not well endowed to serve them.
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