Problem
Gender stereotyping of employment
Other Names:
Reservation of jobs for menReservation of work for women
Segregation of labour by sex
Claim:
To claim that certain work is male and certain work is female is sexual discrimination and enables past exploitative practices to continue.
Counter Claim:
Positive discrimination or affirmative action in favour of one sex implies negative discrimination against the other sex. Will this mean that we invest effort in ensuring that men become 50% of nurses, nurses' aides, cashiers, table attendants, salespeople, teachers of young children and au-pairs ? On the other side, there are very few women who want to be miners, garbage collectors or dockers. A more sensible policy would accept that there are differences between the sexes, and work with reality rather than against it.
Broader Problems:
SexismCultural division of labourArbitrary job qualificationsSegregation in employment Narrower Problems:
Discrimination against women in employmentSexist language in employment Related Problems:
Occupational hazards of female workersUnprotected female migrant workers Aggravates:
Lack of jobsUnprofessional personal appearanceExcessive employment of married womenObsession with personal attractivenessDiscrimination against women executivesLack of women in the advertising industryDiscrimination against men in social services Reduced By:
Women combatantsStrategies:
Changing gender rolesPromoting participation of women in non-government organizationsImproving job security for womenClassifying employment References:
Sinclair, M Thea: Gender, Work & Tourism Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
19.05.2015 – 12:18 CEST