Gender Inequality in the Workplace and Politics

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Examines the leadership of women in the workplace and in politics. Comparison to male counterparts. Hostile environment created by male decisioin-makers. Gives examples of women who have achieved leadership roles: Carleton Fiorina, head of Hewlett-Packard. Katherine Hudson, head of W.H. Brady. Female political leaders in Ireland, Sri Lanka, Indira Ghandi.

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In spite of the massive entry of women in the workplace and the increasing numbers of women in mid-level managerial positions, gender equality at the workplace remains elusive to women today. Working in a world dominated by male decision-makers and their established practices, women encounter a variety of barriers impeding their surge to the top of their careers. One of the most significant factors is cultural stereotype. To many CEOs, women cannot compete against their male counterparts because they get pregnant and are responsible for domestic tasks. In this hostile environment, it is little wonder that women earn 75 percent of men s wages and have only 11.2 percent of the executive jobs in FORTUNE 500 companies (Greenfield, 1999, p. 72)."

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