SOC 307 Gender Inequality in the Workplace.docx

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SOC 307 Gender Inequality in the Workplace.docx SOC 307 Gender Inequality in the Workplace SOC 307 Gender and Sexuality Women throughout history have experienced inequality due to their gender ... throughout every aspect of their lives. Within the workforce, gender inequality is apparent in the work environment overrun with subtle hints of sexism and discrimination with procedures and policies set in places that aids in the advancement and protection of male staff. To understand the unequal treatment of women within the workforce we must first investigate society’s views of women's roles and functions. History Historically, women have held different occupations. The most popular being at the time of the influence of the Romans and the Catholic faith were roaming vendors and prostitution, but as time moved forward women's roles began to expand towards work such as those of seamstresses, factory workers, domestic workers, and boar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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