Gender Gap affecting Business
Introduction
The gender pay gap exists, it is the fact that the society tries best to undermine. This term stands for the difference in which men and women are paid their respected incomes. Women are generally at disadvantage in this field. There are two principal reasons for this : Gender discrimination (Stereotypes, orthodox thinking) The first reason exits till today's date, because of our deeply rooted patriarchy, which gives female the status of the “unimportant and second gender” who is expected to make sacrifice at every step of life, while her happiness and choices are never considered. Occupational segregation The second reason states the segregation of men and women in different working sectors to avoid competition . Millions of study have revealed that women are generally occupied in lower paid jobs such as nurses, teachers, and while men are employed in higher paid jobs like engineers, doctors, civil services. Thanks to the modern feminism and revolutionary movements, times are changing but, women are still not given the status they deserve. While men don’t have to worry about the household section, women face it as a barrier. Like the following reasons
1. Childcare : The pressure of raising kids, postpartum depression, all are on women. If she asks for help or employs nanny, so she is titled as “ A bad mother”
2. Household chores : While nowhere it is proved that men can’t do them, but the patriarchal notion states that it would make them “unmanly”, pulls them back from helping their wives.
3. Gender outlook : The most nonsensical reason, the society sees women as weak, child bearing machine and doesn’t accepts them to he hard or authoritative and while men are expected to be controlling and exercise dominance. This results in occupational segregation, if a women makes muscular body or takes part in military exercise, she is mocked at saying “She is trying to be a man!” why? Why do women have to become man when she can achieve anything by being the best version of themselves?
