Gender Equality in the Gulf
Problem Description
Historically, there has been a marked dearth of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the countries compromising the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. There are a number of reasons responsible for this situation. Firstly, these countries are all predominantly Muslim. Traditional gender roles (and stereotypes) largely exist in Islam and in countries which adhere to this faith as their national religion. Women are supposed to remain covered up in their raiment… Continue Reading...
been trained or deployed for these jobs yet,” revealing important structural, human resources, and leadership impediments to gender equality in the military (Patterson 1).
Historically, women have not served in the military other than in medical and support roles (Barry). Women have, however, served in combat roles globally within the past several generations. In fact, the list of countries in which women serve in official military combat roles now is astonishingly long and surprisingly diverse, from Eritrea to New Zealand. Even misogynistic cultures like that of Pakistan permit females to serve as fighter pilots (Fisher). In the United States, women have been serving indirectly in positions that… Continue Reading...
gender equality within the areas of political power access and opportunities. Numerous governments and media channels have contributed immensely to this; for instance, Kim Kardashian and other such female celebrities have gained recognition on account of media popularity, indicating females’ place in the present age (Bell, 2).
Finally, of late, the government of China and other nations have declared fair dealings, including gender equality, to be a key component of efforts at cultivating a friendly, socialist society. It has adopted measures like legal, economic, public, and administrative opinion to make… Continue Reading...
for gender equality, humanitarian issues and civil rights has changed this trend. Modern international law and politics has focused on protecting the rights of women given that they are usually the most commonly affected people during social and ethnic conflicts. As international law and politics has become increasingly dominated by the need to safeguard women’s values and expectations, gender relations have taken center stage in international relations discourse.
The emerging feminist perspective in international relations has placed women at the center of international law and politics (Buskie, 2013). This perspective highlights… Continue Reading...
Equal Rights Bill, which would create a federal standard for gender equality, thereby precluding the rights of states to perpetuate their own misogynistic laws. Hill also claims that the passing of the Woman’s Equal Rights Bill would promote a parallel amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the rights of women.
Florence Kelley, on the other hand, opposes the Woman’s Equal Rights Bill, claiming that women need different laws from men because they are biologically different. Kelley assumes that passing the Woman’s Equal Rights Bill would also entail the removal of special protections of women, who the author believes are vulnerable and… Continue Reading...
as 'real men'. Katz explore in his novel the need to remove such belief systems and create gender equality to end violence against women and create a balanced society.
Domestic violence is an issue many people face on a daily basis. However, in Katz book, The Macho Paradox, chapter 1 opens the discussion of domestic abuse seen as a common event in the American landscape. "...found that two-thirds of American men say that domestic violence is very or fairly common in the U.S., and in a 2005 national survey...92% of respondents said that family violence is a much bigger problem than people think." (Katz 2) While domestic… Continue Reading...
with the information and role models provided by this period's societies and cultures. As explained earlier, today's society has move progressively towards gender equality, but has done so at a slow rate.
What does this mean, 'slow rate'? Women do not get paid as much as men. Their businesses are not as expansive or profitable as men's are, and they are consistently seen as in need of assistance or help due to the social constructs belonging to the image of 'woman'. "What is consistently shown, however, is that women's businesses are smaller than men's are, they are less profitable and they do not grow as rapidly. Whatever we call masculine or feminine… Continue Reading...
ceilings.
To promote gender equality, Wojcicki made hiring women a top priority of her firm. “Employing more women at all levels of a company, from new hires to senior leaders, creates a virtuous cycle,” whereby the entire culture of the company changes to respond to the needs of its employees. Men fit in well in male-dominated workforces, in workplace cultures that were created and sustained by men. Both men and women can fit in to… Continue Reading...
and Singaporean members, while the member from Singapore is most likely to be the most future oriented. Gender equality is not likely to be especially high as an ideal among any of the four new members but other issues like a sense of individualism vs. collectivism is more likely to be strongly felt by the Asian member than by the Western members. Understanding how ethnicity and communication style are likely to be presented, it is crucial for inclusive leaders to know what to expect and how to prepare so that the team can work to promote a positive organizational culture that will enrich one and all.
Inclusive… Continue Reading...
