Because of this week\u2019s focus on gender discrimination, I have spent time reviewing books I have read recently, but this time looking for references or stories about gender discrimination.\u00a0Pages that I previously read didn\u2019t impress me about gender discrimination, but with a reread I was greatly impressed with the frequency and intensity of gender discrimination historically\u00a0and even to the present day.<\/p>\n
Historically, gender discrimination was rampant in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\u00a0J. Edgar Hoover was president from 1924 to 1972. Hoover \u201cwanted young, energetic white men . . . men like himself\u201d (Anders, 2011, pg. 46).\u00a0During that time, \u201cwomen didn\u2019t stand a chance\u201d (Anders, 2011, pg. 35). I found this to be appalling.<\/p>\n
There is a common stereotype that woman are more emotional than men (Epley, 2014, pg. 125). Woman smile more often, cry more often and laugh more than men (Epley, 2014, pg. 125). Scientists can actually see people\u2019s \u201cemotional experiences\u201d because they \u201cleave physiological traces\u201d in their minds. Scientists have found that \u201cwhen people are hooked up to this equipment, research confirms that man and women watching the same emotionally evocative scenes show the same emotional reactions . . . [and] the same intensity\u201d (Epley, 2014, pg. 125-126). What is great is that technology has proven a stereotype to be wrong.<\/p>\n
Caroline Turner, author of Different Works: Improving\u00a0Retention, Productivity, and Profitability Through Inclusion<\/em> writes that out of the top three reasons women leave the workforce the top reason was child care. But after this, the motivation for leaving a job most frequently given \u201cwas lack of engagement or enjoyment in the job\u201d (Huffington, 2014, pg. 25). Turner writes that \u201cfor women to be engaged in the workplace, they need to feel valued. And the way many workplaces are setup, masculine ways of succeeding\u2014fueled by stress and burnout\u2014are often accorded more value\u201d (Huffington, 2014, pg. 26). From this, I conclude that if workplaces were not set up in \u201cmasculine ways,\u201d fewer women would leave the workplace.<\/p>\n Do I see gender discrimination in the home?\u00a0Definitely yes. The following is taken from a New York Times<\/em> article about patterns of marriage, housework, and earnings. The article reported that \u201cwives who earn more than their husbands also do significantly\u00a0more housework and child care than their husbands do, perhaps to make their husbands feel less threatened\u201d (Rubin, 2017, pg. 158).<\/p>\n Carl Jung, an influential thought leader of the last century promoted analytic psychology, which \u201ccared about the individual\u2019s feelings and experience with an intensity that was unprecedented in American society\u2014a philosophy of emotional\u00a0attentiveness that was especially\u00a0pertinent to the nations\u2019 female minds\u201d (Emre, 2018, pg. 89).\u00a0Even in the mind and philosophy of the influential Carl Jung, woman are overly emotional.<\/p>\n To the question about how I can foster recognition and a sense of belonging for women in my organization, I have thought of the following.<\/p>\n Because of this study I will be permanently more aware of gender discrimination and ways to reduced it, even in areas of my influence outside of my organization.<\/p>\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n Anders, G. (2011). The Rare Find. New York, NY: Penguin.<\/p>\n Emre, M. (2018). The Personality Brokers<\/em>. Random House: Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n Epley, N. (2015). Mindwise<\/em>. Vintage Books: New York, NY.<\/p>\n Huffington, A. (2014). Thrive<\/em>. Random House: New York, NY.<\/p>\n Rubin G. (2017). The Four Tendencies<\/em>. Harmony Books: New York, NY.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Because of this week\u2019s focus on gender discrimination, I have spent time reviewing books I have read recently, but this time looking for references or stories about gender discrimination.\u00a0Pages that I previously read didn\u2019t impress me about gender discrimination, but with a reread I was greatly impressed with the frequency and intensity of gender discrimination … <\/p>\n\n