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Gender Discrimination in 2012

By IGI Global on Sep 28, 2012
The upcoming election has influenced a meticulous evaluation of President Obama’s accomplishments in the duration of his four years in office. We have seen many changes in his presidency, including the implementation of nationwide health care reforms and stimulus bills designed to spur economic growth. Other lesser-known accomplishments might be overlooked, but are none-the-less of huge importance. For example, the first piece of legislation Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, which empowers women to recover wages lost to discrimination by extending the time period in which an employee can file a claim.

According to nationalpartnership.org, Lilly Ledbetter worked for Goodyear for almost 20 years in a position held by very few other women. She discovered that she was being paid less than men with the same job, and had less seniority, after receiving an anonymous note with that information.

According to the White House website, “The President has continued his support in this area, advocating for the passage of similar bills, such as the Paycheck Fairness Act, common sense legislation that would give women additional tools to fight pay discrimination. The President also convened a National Equal Pay Task Force to ensure that existing equal pay laws are fully enforced. The Task Force has helped women recover millions in lost wages, built collaborative training programs that educate employees about their rights and inform employers of their obligations, and facilitated an unprecedented level of inter-agency coordination to improve enforcement of equal pay laws.” (http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights)

It’s difficult to grasp the fact that we are still battling issues such as gender inequality and discrimination. We have come a long way since the Women’s Rights Movement in 1848. The in exposure of these issues could be a direct result of the precise niches such discrimination thrives in. In the recent IGI Global publication, Gendered Occupational Differences in Science, Engineering, and Technology Careers, Julie Prescott (University of Central Lancashire, UK) and Jan Bogg (The University of Liverpool, UK) discuss specific occupational fields where gender discrimination remains a very real threat to women.

“Although there is evidence of gender differences in interests, especially in terms of interests and attitudes toward computers and technology, it appears that the male culture of career may deter women from entering and persisting in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers.[..] Research looking at women working in the construction industry, generally, and architecture, specifically, highlights a number of recurrent themes as to why women are underrepresented in male dominated industries. These themes center on a masculine ethos of work and due to the fact that women are often primarily responsible for childcare.” (p. 52)

Taboos and culture mores will forever exist and evolve. But educating ourselves with resources offering subjective insight into such sensitive areas will ensure that we are aware and influencing our government to be equally aware to protect and provide for victims of gender discrimination. We might not be entirely fulfilled by President Obama’s role as president, but we must take upon ourselves the roles we play as citizens in relation to government, and be thankful for progress we make in paving the way to a better future.

For more information on the IGI Global reference click here.
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