Are Women Taking Over?

Sexism in the workplace is exposed during a National Public Radio (NPR) Interview with Nancy Gibbs, Editor-at-Large Time Magazine written in October 2009. It was approximated that by the end of 2010, women will "likely" make up the majority of the workplace, however still dealing with significant cases of inequality. The fingers are not only pointed at women, however also at men, pinpointing the fact that what employees seek the most is flexibility in their working schedule.

A quote from Gibbs surprised me, stating "Well, I was surprised that after at least a generation of having this argument about, you know, the battle of the sexes and women's place and where is it, that both men and women essentially say, that's over." If you ask a man if they think they lost the battle of the sexes due to the amount of successful women now emanating throughout society, they will say no. Since 2009, both men and women have seemingly begun to team up and agree that employers are not accommodating to those who have families at home, and having a flexible schedule is now a days a rarity. Employers assume (d) that women typically would not work if they have a family because they are the gender that in history, stayed home with their children. The assumptions of women’s roles in the workplace are unfathomable, yet shocking to say the least. Who knew that they were thought to make up the majority of the work place?

An article in Collegetimes.us. exposed some alarming statistics on a women’s place at work. Some of these are as follows:

• Women make 77.5 cents of each dollar a man makes, doing the same job. As women are becoming more educated and dual incomes become more of a norm, the gap is slowly decreasing making income more fair.
• Women in professional specialty occupations were found to earn just 72.7 percent of what men in the same position earned. Sadly, women who have a higher end position with more responsibility earn less than men in the same position because those jobs are usually what men work (72.3 percent). The average is 77.5 percent.
• According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, women on average work three years longer than men in a teaching position in order to become a principle of a school. Some studies claim that it is due to different management strategies each gender possesses, while others suggest that it is gender-based biases.
• Women business owners employ up to 35 percent more people than all Fortune 500 companies combined, while women own 40 percent of businesses. Most times credit is not given when due because these numbers suggest that women are clearly professional, businesslike and can hold their own.