Women have always been subjected to discrimination. While they have challenges in the form of low wages, unequal opportunities, harassment etc., there are some challenges posed by the societal norms and tendencies to keep women at bay. Government, society and organisations should step in with concerted approach to address this issue and women empowerment.
Every year 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day (IWD). This critique, my contribution for the March edition, is my tribute to all working women. Before I proceed further, it is imperative to define the scope of this article to avoid any kind of misinterpretation and confusion. In this write-up, I will be sharing opportunities and challenges faced by women working in paid employment in organized sectors.
As per reports published by United Nations, World Bank and International Labour Organizations, “Globally, women are paid less than men. Moreover, the percentage of women working in vulnerable, low-paid, or undervalued jobs is higher than men. As of 2013, 49.1 percent of the world’s working women were in vulnerable employment, often unprotected by labor legislation”. The data projects that challenges faced by women are multifaceted. These challenges can be classified into two categories – INTRINSIC and EXTRINSIC.
Extrinsic – Factors like workplace culture, social environment, external circumstances may encourage or discourage women at work. It is the prime responsibility of government and society to create an environment to work in a profession of her choice without fear and discrimination.
Equal opportunities – Men and Women are not same. They are born with biological, physical and psychological differences to complement each other. On the contrary, skills and competencies are not gender specific. There are men who are excellent in household chores which are considered as feminine skills. On the other hand, there are women who are doing extremely well in high-risk jobs like maintaining law and order situation, marketing and sales, product development, welding, carpentry that are considered as expertise domain of men. Therefore, hiring must be done based on skills and competencies of applicants, instead of their gender.
This story is from the March 2017 edition of industrial business MART.
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