What is it like to be as a girl or a women? “Men and women work side by side, tackling the same business problems, sitting through the same meetings and walking the same hallways.” But recently, I have read a study on working women suggests that the common ground ends there. The perspectives and experience of men and women in the workplace are dissimilar.

Data show that men win more priority in getting more promotions, challenging tasks and access to top positions than women do. Men are more likely than women to feel confident while they are in an executive role. A large number of women report to feel invisible at work. More than half of the women feel that raises and promotions are not rewarded fairly to the most-deserving employees, which gender plays a misconception on this.

In the Chapter 2 of the textbook, the result of the study refers to a stereotyping issue in the workplace that “judging someone on the basis of one’s perception of the group to which that person belongs.” Women, in stereotype, are always perceived to be more domestic chores orientated, more emotional and sensitive that they could not handle as much stretch and tough tasks at work as men do. Some managers hesitate to give women feedback in the workplace for the concern of female employees’ emotional breakdown. These stereotyping tags restrict women’s opportunities and performance in the workplace, while there is no clear evidence suggest that there should be any difference between genders at work.

Auriemma, the head coach of the United States women’s national basketball team, has said that “Stop treating women as women. Treat them like valued employees. Just because they wear a dress or they are feminine, that does not change what their job description is.” This could be a useful tip for employers that do not judge a person whether is competent or qualified according to their gender, appearance or religion. Giving everyone an equal chance to be trained, raised and promoted will create a more efficient and unbiased working environment.

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References:

Nikki Walker, “How Men & Women See the Workplace Differently,” The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 27, 2016, http://graphics.wsj.com/how-men-and-women-see-the-workplace-differently/