The Feminization of the Community Work Force
In the periodical titled “The Feminization of community Corrections Work Force,” by Jo .
G Holland, he speaks of how the corrections system is dominated by the male gender. It is clear
upon reading that in every aspect of the criminal justice system, men have the upper hand and
basically run the system. In any prison facility, lawyers office, police station, congress and so on
men are very familiar faces. It is very rare that you will come across a place of this nature where
half of the employees are women, you would be lucky to find a ratio of two women to every ten
men. It is said that men dominate this field because men are expected to commit crime and
women are not (Holland, 2008). I beg to differ, women should be given the same opportunity that
men are given because women are capable of doing everything that a man is able to do, in some
cases even better.
In current times, you will find that more and more women are being employed in our
prisons and jails. Once they are employed they do face a very harsh reality. The work force is
very difficult for women in the first place, so when faced with working in a male dominated field
women face very challenging situations. When it comes to promotions, women are not treated
like a man would be in the very same field; nor are they given the same support systems or
networking opportunities as men (Holland, 2008). A man will be presented with the option to
join in networking opportunities to be able to expand his scope of work. On the other hand a
woman would indeed be passed over for this opportunity.
Also women face sexual harassment as in issue in the correctional facilities (Holland,
2008). It is very rare that a man employed in a prison facility will experience sexual harassment
for the simple fact that he is a man. When a woman is employed in a prison or jail, she faces the
chance of being harassed sexually by staff and
G Holland, he speaks of how the corrections system is dominated by the male gender. It is clear
upon reading that in every aspect of the criminal justice system, men have the upper hand and
basically run the system. In any prison facility, lawyers office, police station, congress and so on
men are very familiar faces. It is very rare that you will come across a place of this nature where
half of the employees are women, you would be lucky to find a ratio of two women to every ten
men. It is said that men dominate this field because men are expected to commit crime and
women are not (Holland, 2008). I beg to differ, women should be given the same opportunity that
men are given because women are capable of doing everything that a man is able to do, in some
cases even better.
In current times, you will find that more and more women are being employed in our
prisons and jails. Once they are employed they do face a very harsh reality. The work force is
very difficult for women in the first place, so when faced with working in a male dominated field
women face very challenging situations. When it comes to promotions, women are not treated
like a man would be in the very same field; nor are they given the same support systems or
networking opportunities as men (Holland, 2008). A man will be presented with the option to
join in networking opportunities to be able to expand his scope of work. On the other hand a
woman would indeed be passed over for this opportunity.
Also women face sexual harassment as in issue in the correctional facilities (Holland,
2008). It is very rare that a man employed in a prison facility will experience sexual harassment
for the simple fact that he is a man. When a woman is employed in a prison or jail, she faces the
chance of being harassed sexually by staff and