http://http://www.videtteonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33753:womens-success-at-a-glance&catid=44:viewpointeditorials&Itemid=56
I found this article in the Daily Vidette last week and thought that it would raise some interesting questions for our blog. The article talks about the issue that college graduates are facing with trying to find jobs. Many people are deciding to attend graduate school because they have been unable to find work. The article argues that this may not be helpful to women because graduate school will only cost them more money. When these women graduate from graduate school they will also most likely be at the age where getting married and starting a family is important to them. This may put women at a disadvantage for getting jobs because employeers might rather hire men so they do not have to worry about women job candidates leaving for maternity leave.
Do you guys think that women miss out on opportunities for advancement in the work place because they have to leave to have and raise their children? Do you think this may be the reason for the glass ceiling effect?
I would say that women do miss out on advancement opportunities because after coming back from maternity leave you have to catch up on everything that you missed, while men are moving ahead and probably focusing on climbing the corporate ladder. I think that if men were to leave to take care of the children after women had their children then maybe they would be in the same position as us women.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think women miss out on major, career opportunities due to the child rearing process. The sad fact is that employers want to hire an employee that would be considered a long-term asset. Because women may or may not decide to have children and raise a family, they are considered less valuable and essentially meet the "glass ceiling" within corporations. An employer can not ask a women if they plan to start a family, so sadly, they will assume that the women will have a family at some point and decide either to not hire her at all, or not promote them from within. When a woman decides to start a family and have a child, the man will still be working. The man will be gaining valuable experience and skills that will make him suitable to receive the promotion or bonus etc. This puts the woman at a distinct disadvantage, and stifles her advancement throughout the company. However, I don't think this should stop women from earning graduate degrees. If this nasty prejudice is to be stopped and the glass ceiling chattered, women must flood the business industry. I think it is important to have more and more women in the work force as well as more and more diversity in general. This fosters creativity and different perspectives on important issues.There has been a cultural shift in recent times of women working more and more and focusing solely on their careers. Hopefully this will help destroy the glass ceiling.
ReplyDeleteJarett Diederich