Stereotypes Of Women
Introduction
Within the past few years, the numbers of women are holding the powerful positions increasingly, even in some industries and organizations which are mainly male-dominated. In addition, high percentage of women who are attending in the workplace or starting their own business have proved that they can do well what men can do in management roles. However, there still is a glass ceiling that women cannot break. This report will discuss three main barriers that women face to become leaders.
Family life cycle stage
Childbearing year is a significant barrier for most of female managers. This is because they are invisible in the office in a long time by taking pregnancy leave. For instance, women in Irish can have 42 weeks away from …show more content…
In organizations, the contrast between the gender-typical stereotypes of men and women are extremely large. Lyness and Heilman believe that women characteristics are generous and caring while men are strong to deal with difficult situations and capable to achieve their goals (2006 in Hoobler, Wayne and Lemmon, 2009, p.942). In addition, stereotyping toward women’s roles, housewife and maternity, has deeply implanted in religious, cultural and social, so it is a problem which cannot be disappeared in one day. The prejudice that women face in organization is considered to be a greatest barrier in front of their career ladder (Nixdorff and Rosen, 2010, …show more content…
Family-work conflict will be a highest hurdle for female managers when they have young children. It is because care giving role requires time and attention. Cross said that female leaders who do not have children were very attentive to get high positions, but until the first child was born they spend more time to take-care their newborn baby (2010, pp. 112-113). Thus, Mattis believe that women are less dedicated to their occupation because of child-rearing duties (Hoobler, Wayne and Lemmon, 2009, p.942). As a result, women seem as unsuitable with leadership
Within the past few years, the numbers of women are holding the powerful positions increasingly, even in some industries and organizations which are mainly male-dominated. In addition, high percentage of women who are attending in the workplace or starting their own business have proved that they can do well what men can do in management roles. However, there still is a glass ceiling that women cannot break. This report will discuss three main barriers that women face to become leaders.
Family life cycle stage
Childbearing year is a significant barrier for most of female managers. This is because they are invisible in the office in a long time by taking pregnancy leave. For instance, women in Irish can have 42 weeks away from …show more content…
In organizations, the contrast between the gender-typical stereotypes of men and women are extremely large. Lyness and Heilman believe that women characteristics are generous and caring while men are strong to deal with difficult situations and capable to achieve their goals (2006 in Hoobler, Wayne and Lemmon, 2009, p.942). In addition, stereotyping toward women’s roles, housewife and maternity, has deeply implanted in religious, cultural and social, so it is a problem which cannot be disappeared in one day. The prejudice that women face in organization is considered to be a greatest barrier in front of their career ladder (Nixdorff and Rosen, 2010, …show more content…
Family-work conflict will be a highest hurdle for female managers when they have young children. It is because care giving role requires time and attention. Cross said that female leaders who do not have children were very attentive to get high positions, but until the first child was born they spend more time to take-care their newborn baby (2010, pp. 112-113). Thus, Mattis believe that women are less dedicated to their occupation because of child-rearing duties (Hoobler, Wayne and Lemmon, 2009, p.942). As a result, women seem as unsuitable with leadership