Bias
Women in the workplace are discriminated against everyday for the mere fact that they are women. Women are automatically paid less and if you are married with kids beware of the dangers that come with trying to find a job that will pay you a decent wage. The article by Tannette Johnson-Elie who writes for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote an article titled Moms are getting jobbed in interviews; Study finds lower pay, less chance of being hired is about what women face everyday in the workplace. The main idea of the article is that you should not talk about your children on an interview or to an employer for that matter.
‘A groundbreaking study by Cornell University researchers found that outing yourself as a mom can make it difficult to get and keep a job. “Getting a Job: Is there a Motherhood Penalty?†found that women with children are less likely to get hired, are paid less than equally qualified fathers or women without children and are viewed as less competent.’ The whole idea is exactly what that last line states, which is taken straight from the essay.
Shelly J. Correll, an associate professor of sociology at Cornell along with Stephen Benard, a Cornell graduate student and researcher did a study on their students. The came up with two fictional characters, both women, one with two children and the other married with no children. Both women had exactly the same qualifications for the job and the point of the study was to see who the students would rather hire. The students chose the women with no children and that’s exactly what happens in the workplace, but with real employers.
Employers are bias towards women in general, but more or less, women with children. They are looked down upon for wanting the children and are looked over for a job or are paid significantly less than women without children. On the other hand, men with children are offered more money then men without children. Maybe its because they have a family and they are the provider, but no one has the answers to the questions. Women have always been looked down upon in the workplace and nowadays women with children are at the bottom of the working world. Women are told that when they go in for a job interview that they shouldn’t wear their wedding rings or acknowledge the fact that they have children. Being a mother is a job in itself but for employers to frown upon one is just a load of crap. Don’t get me wrong, there are women that do succeed and are very successful with children but it takes a lot of work to get there.
Employers have this so called ‘perfect worker’ that they want everyone to be. Their idea of this ‘perfect worker’ is one who can drop everything in a moment’s notice for the company, they should be able to devote enormous hours to work and work late nights and weekends. Employers feel that women with children would not be able to do that for the mere fact that they have children. Some workplaces are very flexible with women because of their children, however most places aren’t. Employers need to realize that women need their children and need to be able to accommodate their mothering skills with their profession. Women’s families help to keep them sane with the stresses that work may cause them and in order to be a great worker, they need that.
I think that it’s a load of crap. I think that women should not be treated differently because they are women or because they have children. Why is it that men with children are offered more money but women are pushed aside and frowned upon? Seriously, what is this world coming to. Not everyone is perfect nor will they ever be. I hate how women are treated like crap just because of our gender. I mean come on, there are times when women are more qualified for a job but pushed to the side because of their gender. I hate how society treats us and I hate how we are frowned up. Its not like we could have told our parents that we’re going to be treated like garbage and would rather be a man. My mom raised five children alone and has made something of herself. Yeah she would like more money and to be acknowledged a little by her company. She has pictures of us, her kids, on her desk and she’s not looked down upon for it. Working sucks!
I think that men need to get off of their high horses and stop being biased towards women. Its not our fault and we’ve been given crap since the early ages. For once I think that someone needs to cut us some slack and realize that we are just as good as men. I wish that us women had some rights in society and could change the fact that we are not only looked down upon but also paid less.