Gender Inequalities In The 1800's
For much of history women have been considered inferior to men, and were treated accordingly. Their role was defined in, and around, the home; as domestic carer and dutiful housewife. This changed with the Industrial Revolution. As cottage industries ceased to be feasible, and were replaced with factories, some lower class women began to enter the workforce. The social stigma of working, however, remained until the early 1900’s, when the labour shortage, caused by World War I, forced employers to utilize the underemployed sectors of society; namely women.
Since then government and non-government organizations (NGOs) have used legal and non-legal means to address the changing role of women and the obstacles they face. To rectify gender inequalities …show more content…
Although women have been able to access secondary and tertiary education since the 1800’s, there has never been such equality in education as there is today, with cases like Leves v. Haines 1986 ensuring that women have access to the same subjects and resources as their male counterparts. This equality has translated into larger numbers of women entering the workplace, which has resulted in it being an area of constant reform, with the need to address issues such as the pay inequities, sexual harassment and the promotional divide (often referred to as the ‘glass ceiling’ or ‘sticky …show more content…
Sexual harassment has been illegal since the implementation of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) and the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) 1984, which are intended to prevent harassment in the workplace. Under the Acts it is unlawful to; harass a person in a sexual manner, or because of their gender, sex or marital status. Never the less 41% of women claim to have been harassed, 65% in the workplace. Although sexual harassment is, under law, a serious crime, the attitude of some employers does not reflect this.
A case concerning the police training facility at Goldburne found that an officer, who had sexually harassed a student, and another who abused his position by propositioning a student, (in return for grades) were allowed to retain their teaching posts after attending counseling. That officers found guilty of sexual misconduct were not removed, or severely reprimanded, demonstrates just how seriously sexual harassment is taken in some
Since then government and non-government organizations (NGOs) have used legal and non-legal means to address the changing role of women and the obstacles they face. To rectify gender inequalities …show more content…
Although women have been able to access secondary and tertiary education since the 1800’s, there has never been such equality in education as there is today, with cases like Leves v. Haines 1986 ensuring that women have access to the same subjects and resources as their male counterparts. This equality has translated into larger numbers of women entering the workplace, which has resulted in it being an area of constant reform, with the need to address issues such as the pay inequities, sexual harassment and the promotional divide (often referred to as the ‘glass ceiling’ or ‘sticky …show more content…
Sexual harassment has been illegal since the implementation of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) and the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) 1984, which are intended to prevent harassment in the workplace. Under the Acts it is unlawful to; harass a person in a sexual manner, or because of their gender, sex or marital status. Never the less 41% of women claim to have been harassed, 65% in the workplace. Although sexual harassment is, under law, a serious crime, the attitude of some employers does not reflect this.
A case concerning the police training facility at Goldburne found that an officer, who had sexually harassed a student, and another who abused his position by propositioning a student, (in return for grades) were allowed to retain their teaching posts after attending counseling. That officers found guilty of sexual misconduct were not removed, or severely reprimanded, demonstrates just how seriously sexual harassment is taken in some