The income of the vast majority of women is lower than that of men. On the one hand, it is affected by the general social concept and the discrimination of employers against women. On the other hand, it is also caused by women themselves. Women have always been in a relatively weak position in the workplace. The weak position of women in the workplace must be the reason. The following is the reason why women are in a weak position in the workplace. I believe it will help you.
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The reason why women are in a weak position in the workplace: income discrimination
The income of the vast majority of women is lower than that of men. On the one hand, it is affected by the general social concept and the discrimination of employers against women. On the other hand, it is also caused by women themselves.
Women are especially prone to underestimate themselves, which is why their income is lower than their potential. A series of surveys conducted in many universities show that women can accept much lower pay than their male colleagues for the same laboratory job. This does not change with the income of women in their previous jobs. The root cause, according to some psychologists, is a 'depressive effect'.
According to the latest issue of the Journal of the American Psychological Society, the depressive effect refers to the fact that people who only occupy a small number in society tend to underestimate themselves in front of the elite. Vulnerable groups will take their vulnerable position for granted. When women see the advantages of the dominant group (i.e. men), they think it should be, no matter how unfair.
The most effective way for women to maintain extreme poverty is to make trouble with themselves. 'low' income women always unconsciously throw all kinds of banana peels on their way forward. For example, when you apply for a job that you are not qualified for, you have conflicts with your colleagues, you procrastinate in your work, you give up halfway, you keep changing jobs, and you stop abruptly when you get to your destination. Their common characteristics are going out everywhere, being distracted and not paying attention. They always make these mistakes repeatedly and endlessly, until one day they suddenly look back and realize the stupid things they have done.
The reason why women are in a weak position in the workplace: appearance discrimination
Some people have done a questionnaire survey on women's employment. When they asked the question "what is the most important thing for women in the process of job hunting?" the top four answers were: appearance and temperament, education background and public relations ability, 70% respectively. 1%、67。 2% and 60. 7% of the respondents chose these options. In addition, many units also put forward requirements for women's marital status.
Women's appearance is very important in the process of job hunting and employment. According to reports, a reporter learned about a similar situation when interviewing in the talent market. A girl who graduated from the foreign language department said that after graduation in 2004, she began to work hard for a job. First class oral English, she has applied for a number of corporate translation positions, only because the height is only 1. 5 meters, repeatedly brush down in the interview. For four years, she had to work as a tutor to make a living. It is understood that although there has been a great demand for marketing, business management and other occupations this year, some female candidates with poor ability and appearance have frequently failed. On the one hand, we are in urgent need of talents and can't recruit them; on the other hand, we can't find the ability to work. The strong contrast is puzzling.
In the nurse industry, the phenomenon of "judging people by their appearance" is more obvious. "When a hospital recruits nurses, the first thing it looks like is the candidate's appearance and figure, and then it refers to the candidate's performance and actual ability. 'one loser is aggrieved.
In the workplace, beautiful women are generally paid more than ordinary employees. A good-looking Secretary earns 15% less than a good-looking one, according to gilldhole University in London. The study also found that men who were considered unattractive earned 15% less than their handsome colleagues, and women who were less attractive earned 11% less than their beautiful colleagues. Obesity has no effect on men's salary, but women suffer from obesity and get 5% less than their colleagues who lose weight. The study visited 1. 10000 people, aged about 33.
Recently, when I was browsing the magazine "girlfriend", I saw another advertisement discriminating against women. Jewelry brand cookaka kukaka put an advertisement in "girlfriend? Campus" magazine. However, the advertisement stipulates the requirements of the people watching the advertisement, pointing out that it is not only good-looking but also good-looking. Many people think that this is a violation of the rights of consumers and a kind of discrimination against women. They think that cookaka kukaka means that cookaka's franchisees and consumers are rich and beautiful people. It also shows that jewelry companies discriminate against women in the workplace.
The reason why women are in a weak position in the workplace: psychological discrimination
Of course, female discrimination can not rule out the subjective consciousness of female workers. Many women subconsciously position themselves as a "gender vulnerable group". Because of the existence of such subjective consciousness, they may become more sensitive in the workplace and easily strengthen the phenomenon that is not unfair treatment. For example, when female employees see male colleagues smoking and chatting with their boss, they feel that the boss must be partial to male employees. Other women subconsciously think that since we are a vulnerable group, we should receive more attention and care. But in today's highly competitive workplace, who will take special care of others for no reason? Sometimes, women just don't get special care, but it doesn't mean they are discriminated against.
This difference is really interesting. There are many reasons for this difference. If we study the psychology of men and women in the workplace, it is not difficult to find that women usually compare their workplace status with men's current status, while men always compare their past status. Most women think that: compared with men, they are still in a weak position in the workplace, and some aspects are only fair on the surface; but men find that: in the past, many fields dominated by men began to appear women, so they think that women's status in the workplace has been greatly improved, while men's status has declined.
In addition, men have high social expectations, that is to say, the society exerts great pressure on men, which leads to men internalizing this standard, requiring that they must stand out, have a house and a car, so that their wives and children can live a certain quality of life, and they must be in a strong position in their work, otherwise they will be considered inferior; In contrast, society has no such expectation of women.
In this case, men's self-esteem is naturally higher, and more time and energy are allocated to work, which objectively leads to the fact that men's development is better than women's in many fields. Men take this for granted, while women feel that they have not been treated fairly.
The reason why women are in a weak position in the workplace: ability discrimination
In the workplace, women's ability is often questioned, and many people think that women's work ability is not as good as men's. There are men and women in the world, but they are divided into different social groups according to their different life levels and educational backgrounds. My view is that the development and situation of different people in the workplace can not be all based on gender. If we pay attention, we will find that women's development in many professional fields is better than men's. for example, in basic education, preschool education, sales and nursing in some industries, women's advantages far exceed men's. In addition, the employment rate of female students was higher than that of male students in Fudan University last year.
For women's less development than men in many fields, such as less promotion opportunities, I don't think it can be simply attributed to 'discrimination'. Psychological research shows that, from the perspective of ability structure, there are more men who have the necessary qualities of leadership talents, such as calm, introverted, tolerant, humorous, bear humiliation and never be surprised when things change & hellip; & hellip; these characteristics are the basic requirements for promoting cadres. In contrast, the proportion of women who have these characteristics is less. This fact has physiological factors as well as self role orientation.
As an enterprise, we always consider the interests first. Female employees have fertility problems, can't travel alone, can't go out drinking with the boss, and so on, which may lead to son preference in recruitment. On these issues, my view is that it is useless to rely only on appeals. We should rely more on legal constraints and improve the social security system.
The reason why women are in a weak position in the workplace: birth discrimination
From the objective fact, due to the physiological differences between men and women and the different social roles they undertake, women's working status in the workplace is not as stable as men's, so objectively they are in a disadvantageous position in the workplace. According to the relevant laws and regulations, female employees can not be dismissed within the "three periods", and they must also guarantee basic wages and benefits. On the premise of not canceling the employment contract, the employing unit must employ another person to undertake her work. As the cost of employment rises, it may also cause a small range of personnel chaos. Therefore, some units in the recruitment of female employees agreed not to be pregnant within a few years, the reason is also in this. Some recruiters admit: 'it's OK for women to do these jobs, but most of the female applicants are at the age of marriage and childbearing. They will get pregnant and have children in a few years' work. Most of their energy is focused on family rather than career, but their treatment is the same as that of men, so we are more willing to recruit men. Obviously, this is the employer's evasion of its social responsibility. Women who bear the social function of bearing children naturally spend more time on their children and families, which is the objective requirement of social development and should have the support and help of the whole society, including employers. However, some employers only consider their own economic benefits, think that women's childbearing will affect their work, or doubt their working ability.
Secondly, women's effective career life before marriage is shorter than men's, so it is relatively difficult for them to develop their career to a certain height and lay a certain foundation. Generally speaking, when a female college graduate, she is about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. Assuming that she gets married and gives birth at the age of thirty, there will only be six or seven years in between. When she gets married and gives birth, her professional status will be more hindered because of the responsibility of taking care of her children and family, which also leads to employers' more concerns about whether to choose women in recruitment.
The reason why women are in a weak position in the workplace: promotion discrimination
Although the current promotion opportunities mainly depend on the performance and ability of the work, women are often discriminated against when they are promoted. Although many women have strong working ability and are promoted quickly, they are liked by men because of their outstanding appearance, or they have a better relationship with their boss. This kind of person will cause envy and discrimination from other female colleagues. In addition, women will be subject to some gender discrimination when they are promoted, which is also the suspicion of some enterprises on women's ability.
However, if women want to be recognized by others, they can only rely on practical work. The development of society and economy provides more opportunities for women. What do career women who still play a special role in family life think about their career and family