Essays on Gender Roles

According to McDowell (2018), gender can be described as the social roles played by both men and women, functions, the conception of tasks and the power relations between them. This usually has an intense effect on the management and utilization of natural resources. Gender cannot be described as sex or...

Gender is a social construct determined by genetics and biology and produced by society (Neculaesei, 2015). It is learned through socialization where both genders understand the aspects of masculinity and femininity through the development of traditional gender roles and family interactions (Carter, 2014). This paper seeks to identify the sociological...

Gender Pay Gap and its Impact on the Society Gender pay gap remains a significant issue in the US society. Research shows that the working women in the American society earn about 80% of what their counterpart men earn. This gap tends to intensify across the races with African American and...

Pay Equity and its Importance Pay equity simply means equal pay commensurate to the value. Hence such discriminations based on color, gender and ethnicity pursuant to the wage setting system should not suffice (Bishu, Sebawit and Mohamad 97). Favoring Pay Equity Policies Do you favor or oppose pay equity policies. Why? Yes! I favor...

Gender Beliefs and Gender Inequality in Heterosexual Interaction Gender beliefs are key roots of gender inequality in heterosexual interaction and more especially in college heterosexual interaction. Based on the reading, there are two dominant ideologies that haunt the sexual activities of women living in the society. The first ideology haunting women's...

The aviation industry and gender inequality The aviation industry has been around since the year 1903, and it has been a source of employment to many people both male and female. The inescapable fact is that there are roles that have been held by men only such as pilot and others...

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Gender equality as well as women’s empowerment are considered to be fundamentals for both a just world and sustainable development yet admonitions like “Act like a lady” often are not only dangerous but also limiting. Similarly, according to Paul Theroux, there is a male version of...

Gender Bias and Unequal Treatment According to Wolfson, women are likely to be addressed in terms that demean their actual status. In contrast, men with the same status as women are likely to be addressed appropriately. Unequal treatments based on gender have been in existence for a long time. Gender stereotypes...

In the current world, men tend to be losing their masculine power over women despite them being stereotyped as being more feminine than men. It is clear that the behavior, conduct, and roles played by men do not conform to what men are required to practice and behave for their...

The purpose of this essay is to summarise an academic article on “Knowledge Combination Capability and Innovation: The Effect of Gender Diversity on Top Management Teams in Technology-Based Firms” by Ruiz-Jime´nez, Fuentes-Fuentes, and Ruiz-Arroyo (2016), published in the Journal of Business Ethics. Study objectives The overall aim of the study was to...

Women remain an integral part of the history of the aviation industry. However, the stereotypes which portray women as inferior are having a crippling effect on the aviation industry (Zirulnik, 2014). However, despite being looked down upon for a long time, women have indicated a relentless desire to concur their...

The mining industry is currently faced with skills shortage which in turn affects staffing negatively. Mining companies struggle to remain viable and profitable considering the skills shortage. Gender discrimination in the mining industry Historically, mining industry has been a male dominated industry with very few women finding their way in the industry...