Working Women
Contents
Introduction: History of Women in the work field 3
Statement of the problem: Do working mothers impact the mother-child relationship? 5
Data presentation and Analysis: the statistics of working women 7
Conclusion 9
Recommendations 10
Bibliography 11
Introduction: History of Women in the work field
Over the past decade an extreme increase of the number of women who are engaging in the work field has come to past. Subsequent to early history and the history of the ancient civilization of man, it has been observed that women have been expected to play a secondary role in society, in which women are and were viewed as less valuable than men. The role of women in society has been that of raising children, and household duties. Because of women’s desire of wanting to stand on their own two feet and to become self-reliant individuals and liberated and free from the roles society has put on them, women became increasingly interested in joining men in the workplace. The only thing that has remained clear throughout history is that women are not only striving to acquire independence and equality in everyday life, but also in the work force. The problems that have in the past, and still are until this day, surrounding the issue of women in the workplace is plentiful. As a result of women not being afforded the same educational opportunities as men and also being stereotyped into specific job placed them at a disadvantage when it came to competing with men in the workplace for a long period of time. Influenced by strong gender bias discrimination is rampant in the workplace for women on so many levels. Since women became engaged in the workforce they have been paid way less than men for doing the same job. Even though women in the workforce have had to jump many hurdles it is still apparent that they have made many great contributions in the workplace. The persistence and dogged determination of women has been the
Introduction: History of Women in the work field 3
Statement of the problem: Do working mothers impact the mother-child relationship? 5
Data presentation and Analysis: the statistics of working women 7
Conclusion 9
Recommendations 10
Bibliography 11
Introduction: History of Women in the work field
Over the past decade an extreme increase of the number of women who are engaging in the work field has come to past. Subsequent to early history and the history of the ancient civilization of man, it has been observed that women have been expected to play a secondary role in society, in which women are and were viewed as less valuable than men. The role of women in society has been that of raising children, and household duties. Because of women’s desire of wanting to stand on their own two feet and to become self-reliant individuals and liberated and free from the roles society has put on them, women became increasingly interested in joining men in the workplace. The only thing that has remained clear throughout history is that women are not only striving to acquire independence and equality in everyday life, but also in the work force. The problems that have in the past, and still are until this day, surrounding the issue of women in the workplace is plentiful. As a result of women not being afforded the same educational opportunities as men and also being stereotyped into specific job placed them at a disadvantage when it came to competing with men in the workplace for a long period of time. Influenced by strong gender bias discrimination is rampant in the workplace for women on so many levels. Since women became engaged in the workforce they have been paid way less than men for doing the same job. Even though women in the workforce have had to jump many hurdles it is still apparent that they have made many great contributions in the workplace. The persistence and dogged determination of women has been the
Bibliography: • BPW Foundation, “Workingwomen Speak Out,” 2004. • U.S. Department of Labor, 2003. • BlackCareerWomen.com, “Facts about Professional Women,” 2003. • Feminist Majority, “Empowering Women in Philanthropy,” 1991. • Information retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://www.womenemployed.org/. Copy righted 2009 • Excerpted from Compton 's Interactive Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995 Compton 's NewMedia, Inc. Information retrieved November 9,2009. http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm • Source: U.S. Census Bureau Public Information Office. Information retrieved November 9,2009. From http://www.census.gov.