Equal opportunities for women in the work place

Women in the work place has been an issue that has been around for a very long time. Gender segregation was an issue that was prevalent in the 1700’s to sometime midway through the 1800’s. Over time, women have been granted different right from voting to be being able to have an equal opportunity in the work place. Women working in jobs that are not the “norm” has caused some issues regarding equality.

In a recent article posted on The New Indian Express, male candidates get a higher priority over females regardless of how they are doing in academics [1]. This proves the point that women in the working field get a lesser opportunity compared to men in the work force. Women have been struggling to find work in chemical engineering and other technology/science based jobs. This is because it is not stereotypical for women to be in jobs regarding those fields. These stereotypes are exemplified though media such as tv shows, news, and statistics put on the web.

 Women should be accepted in all fields even ones that they are not generally in. They deserve equal pay in any job regardless of stereotypes. Hopefully in the future they are accepted in non-stereotypical positions.

Sources:
[1]Baker, Anila. "Jobs Scarce for Girls with Chemical Engineering Degree." The New Indian Express. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2015.

By, Sunny Dhanjal