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Gender Inequality
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Gender inequality continues to be an on-going issue in the workplace on the global level. The difficulty lies in precisely pinpointing the reasons for this inequality, as the authors for this unit attempt to do. Using these readings as a reference, your goal for this discussion is to consider both gender-related articles and find common threads that may help explain this multifaceted problem in contemporary society. Discuss the following questions in detail:
- What does it mean to define motherhood as a lower status that is judged more harshly in the workplace?
- What are some of the cultural reasons given for the presence of the motherhood penalty?
- How is this different from the tension between the roles of father and employee for men?
- What is your critique of this—does it seem legitimate in your workplace experience?
- Why are social conditions or changes important to consider in conjunction with economic changes when discussing inequality?
- What links would you make between increasing service sector employment, high unemployment rates for men, marriage, the motherhood penalty, and income inequality?
- What is your critique of this domino effect?
Response Guidelines
Respond to at least two learners. Address whether you agree or disagree with your peer’s response. Support your opinion with information from this week’s readings.
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Age Discrimination
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Age discrimination is another current topic of discussion. The data seems to indicate that age discrimination continues to exist even though it may be a costly practice due to the declining birth rates. For this discussion, answer the following:
- Based on the readings, how did changing social conditions (such as increased life expectancy) and economic conditions (such as industrialization) change attitudes toward aging?
- Briefly summarize the 2 competing views of age discrimination.
- For the final portion of this discussion, you will be assigned to a group. Based on your readings and your interpretation of the concepts for this unit, should we legally support mandatory retirement cutoffs?
- Group A: Present the argument for legitimacy of requiring the aging worker to leave the marketplace.
- Group B: Present the opposing side, that we should not create or legally support mandatory retirement policies.
Response Guidelines
You should post a minimum of 2 comments to your classmates in addition to your initial post. One of your responses should be to someone who is not in your group. What do you think of the opposing argument? Is there a moderate position that could fall between these two viewpoints? Based on your classmates’ responses, what would this be—or if not, why not?
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