Originally posted by nixie_nox
Better then other countries? Yes. Great? No.
There is still a lot of oppression and discrimination in the workforce, and at home. I have faced it many times on a personal level. So much so that I have come to realize that men may not realize they are actually doing it.
I suppose as a male I cannot fully understand what you mean, but I am yet to experience it myself at any time in the workforce. The only thing I can think of is women "always" being offered help when there was any heavy lifting because it is assumed they are physically weaker than men.
I don't see this as oppression or discrimination because logically men are born physically stronger than women on average. Thus it seems only reasonable that men offer to help women lift heavy stuff when the situation occurs.
Women have to work twice as hard for less pay to be considered an equal.
This statement has no basis in reality. You should really think about it before you even consider advertising it as factual. If you can show me a study that proves this, where the only reasonably differing variable is gender, then I might change my mind. Any "statistics" that claim otherwise ignore the huge number of variables that can interfere with the results. The idea of Payroll Admins adjusting an employee's pay based on gender is ridiculous to say the least.
I have worked with many female employees and not once have I heard of a single one being paid less than males doing the same job. They have complained about the pay rate for everyone, like all the others, but never indicated they have received less pay because they are women.
I have friends that had positions of influence, and the only way to garner respect is to act like a man.
I am willing to admit that in these cases, women might feel less confident showing their feminine qualities. The thing is that acting the role of the male in the effort to be accepted by your peers is not the way to gain influence. Just act in a balanced state where you are not afraid to show your feminine attributes but you will respect when men show theirs.
Yet you do too much of this, you get labeled a nutcracker. Martha Stewart is a hag, but oh Donald Trump is just a businessman.
I think they are both. But not because of their genders, but because of the way they are portrayed in the media.
So a woman has to learn to balance on the tightrope, while someone else keeps changing the height.
I disagree with this statement because it makes women out to be oppressed and victimised when in reality, it is their own gender making them feel this way. These types of women need to learn how to not be offended.
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