Are women treated equally in the workplace? Language Essay

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Are women treated equally in the workplace?
THESIS: Despite progress in discussions and increased publicity against gender discrimination, women are not treated equally in the workplace as their role and status remain unchanged over the years, thus calling for tremendous efforts to close the gender gap.
* Introduction
* Women in male-dominated workplaces report increased cases of gender discrimination (Parker)
1 Poor representation of women in science and engineering
2 A low percentage of women in male-dominated manual trades such as construction, plumbing, and carpentry (Struthers and Strachan 1)
* In the workplace, there are more men than women, but there has been little to no progress in improving the representation of women, particularly women of color in the past years (Schooley).
1 Overall, the number of women in most organizations is lower than men (Parker)
* Women work harder than men to secure a job, especially in Arab states and Northern Africa with women unemployment exceeding 16 percent (International Labor Organization)
* Women receive harsher penalties at workplaces for same misconducts by their male counterparts
1 Women are 20 percent more likely to get fired for similar offenses at workplaces than men (Blanding)
2 After women have been fired for their mistakes they are 30 percent less likely to secure a new job in the same industry (Blanding)
* Women receive lower pay than (Turban, Freeman, and Waber).
1 Women in the same position as men earn less than their male counterparts
* Women are less likely to get critical promotions to managerial positions or climb the corporate ladder than men (Payscale).
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