Women are more prone to live in low income circumstances than men, hence introducing the social problem of gender discrimination. Women have been discriminated in the workplace over time in that they are paid less than men in specific jobs and are not seen to be ‘suited’ to particular jobs...
Kennedy called his domestic policy program the “New Frontier”. Among the economic, education and health policies was a raft of measures to end discrimination and create equal employment laws. Fifty years later, how far has America come? Change takes time, but how long is acceptable to generat...
This is not merely a chronicle of gender discrimination on digital platforms; instead, it unfolds as an elaborate interplay entwining the personal prejudices against women, specifically iPhone users, with broader trajectories of nationalism and political posturing (Nagel 1998). Herein, nationalist ...
Gender inequality is unfortunately still alive and well in Mexico. It is often shown through discrimination and human rights violations. Several women’s empowerment groups aim to change the status quo. Perhaps the most successful to date has been an organization known as Semillas (= seeds). Foun...
The purpose of this chapter is to explore how gender discrimination and colonial discourse framed the way the rape of Tshepang was reported in print media. Design/methodlogy/approach - From the newspaper archives of the Cape Town National Library, the University of Cape Town Library as well as...
(4) Why do we assume that a gender imbalance is the result of barriers and discrimination, rather than just preferences? Typically, the media treats such imbalances asymmetrically. Professions that skew female such as health care or psychology or education are treated as skewed due to preferences...
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The results suggest that a distinct absence culture exists for women that might legitimize their absenteeism, but might also perpetuate gender stereotypes and lead to gender discrimination.关键词: JOB absenteeism WOMEN'S employment NEWSPAPERS GENDER stereotypes SEX discrimination in employment PROFESSIONAL ...
The gender roles, stereotypes, discrimination, and violence that are present in the family, in future expectations, and in the early incorporation of adolescents into the workforce are factors that contribute to school dropout at the secondary level. Introduction Although it is true that almost ...
For generations, these "people have been subject to institutional and social discrimination, and to violence based on their sexuality, gender identity and gender expression" (UNDP, 2015, p. 7). Consequently, people belonging to the outside binary group often avoid exposing their gender identity. ...