The gender pay gap is widening again because men’s earnings are growing this year at twice the rate of women’s. The median
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Read moreGender Inequality Around Us
Gender Inequality Around Us 关于社会问题,我认为与当今我们生活息息相关的,那么就是性别不平等这个问题,女性歧视仍然发生在我们生活中。 (一)女性就业机会不平等 尽管有统计表明,目前我国高等学校女生比例已达44%,基本上撑起了校园的“半边天”,但女性就业的机会却远远低于男生。在求职过程中,性别歧视成为毕业生女性就业不可避的绊脚石。造成性别歧视的一个主要因素是因为怀孕、生育和哺乳,公司总会因为女性需要产假代孕等原因,拒绝为女性提供更高层的职位,与给予更重要的工作。将原本有着更好工作能力的女性拒之门外。 (二)退休年龄及退休金待遇不平等 男女不同龄退休,是我国性别歧视的一个事实问题和法律问题。国外大都是实行男女同龄退休制度,无论是发展中国家(如印度),还是发达国家(如欧盟各国)。我们不能否认在男女退休年龄差异上,其制定的初衷是对女性的照顾,也一度被认为是保障妇女权益的象征。但我们同样也不能否认,随着社会的发展和科学技术的不断提高,随着女性自身文化程度和素质的不断提高,这一规定已经发生了改变,已由原来的权利性保障变为义务性的限制。 (三)男女同工不同酬 在不同的行业中,男女同工不同酬成为一种残酷的现实。一般而言,决定收入水平的关键性因素除了教育水平以外,应该就是一个人的能力。但很多同样能力的男女,往往男性更容易获得认可与提升的机会。 (四)岗位性别隔离 由于受到传统工业和传统观念的影响,用人单位基于性别对求职者进行挑选,明显地形成男性工作和女性工作分立的局面,从而产生了岗位性别隔离。 从女性就业结构看,女性工作大多是家庭角色的社会延伸。越是往上的管理层,女性越少。上述“天花板现象”不仅仅存在于企业化之中,在国家机关同样存在。 以上的歧视现象,代表现实中比较严重的几个方面。还有很多问题是存在却未被我们关注到的,我们应该更多的去关注女性,保护女性,让这个社会更加的和谐,美好。 朴禹潼
Read moreObama administration: Insurers must provide services regardless of gender identity
The Obama administration unveiled two broad initiatives Friday aimed at combating discrimination against transgender Americans in schools and health-care coverage,
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Read moreGender Inequality and Women in the Workplace
Such inequality is hardly unique to the United States, however. In the following Q&A, Mary Brinton—sociology professor at Harvard University
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Read moreSouth African racial transformation starting – but painfully slowly
Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of South Africa’s transition from white minority rule to democracy, and the latest
Read moreWhy we must tackle racial inequality in mental health services
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Read moreStiglitz: Fed’s Zero-Rate Policy Boosts Inequality
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Read moreNew Report Shows That Amongst Top Tier Managers In Australian Organisations, Men are Paid $100,000 More Than Women
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Read moreThe Refugee Problem
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