Anything you can do…
Figures from the 2005 census in New York have shown that women in their twenties are earning more than their male counterparts in at least five American cities, including New York, Boston and Chicago. In Dallas, young women earn on average 20% more than men.
It is said that because of this women in New York do not reveal their full income for fear of intimidating potential boyfriends. It seems drastic but then again maybe there are those that are still in the Man is the only breadwinner mindset, which in itself is disappointing.
Is masculinity so damn fragile that it can’t handle being treated to dinner? It seems there is no worse dating gaffe than having the nerve to make more money than your significant other – if you’re a woman, that is.
Jessica Valenti, Editor of Feministing.com
We live in a society now where men and women should be competing equally for top jobs in the workforce as there is no real reason why there are those who feel the need the need to look down upon candidates just because they are not the right sex, in their eyes, for the job.
Maybe it’s a lack of the respect and the problem stems from our youth onwards. It has been documented recently in English schools that female teachers are verbally abused in a sexist manner at least once a week by pupils which causes great distress.
Should it really matter whether the person is male or female, as long as they can do the job better then anyone else? I’ve had male employers and female employers and to be honest there’s not much difference in the two. You can always tell if they’re capable of doing the job or if they are drowning in responsibility.
So if the American census survey is a fair reflection on men’s views then some need to wake up and realise that this is not just a ‘man’s world’ anymore. Hey, even James Brown realised it saying it “wouldn’t be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl”
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that’s how I operate my life.
Oprah Winfrey
I think equality has to exist in the roles that can be performed by both men and women. I do not see a reason why that shouldn’t be the case and if either sex simply feel threatened by the other in terms of their job then they need to gain some perspective and education as to why this development exists.
There is a greater divide between the sexes than at any time in living memory, The result will be a greater separation of women and men, with tensions and recriminations afflicting beings once thought to be naturally companionable.
Professor Andrew Hacker
Perhaps Professor Hacker is correct, but usually it is standard proceed to respect those you work with. That doesn’t suggest you have to like the person but at the end of it all they are the ones you see more then your family during the week.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 and is filed under Thoughts & Questions, Views on News.
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