research position paper

Gender Equality In Work Life Balance

There is a critical problem in the workplace when it comes to issues of gender equality in work balance in most of the workplace. For example, people are always assumed that it's reasonable that women should take more cares about the family, and give the sacrifice to the career life. No matter how successful a woman in her workplace be, the traditional thoughts always force her attribute to the family at last. Also, if a female insist to have both family and work life, and she complains about anything, she will be denounced as “asking too much”. For a male, the things are totally different, he is assumed that he has to earn more money for his family, and leave all chores work to his wife. If he let his wife to work , and he take cares of all family trivial issues, he will be satirized as a Gigolo (the men who depend on women for life). That is a perception of most people's, but the issue of gender equality is a big matter that must be well addressed by everyone.

Bendl, Regine, and Angelika Schmidt. "Gender Mainstreaming: An Assessment of Its Conceptual Value for Gender Equality." Gender, Work & Organization 20.4 (2012): 364-381. Web. 27 Mar 2016

This is an article that is all about the Gender mainstreaming strategies in the international development context. The author who has published the article at the University of British Columbia has vividly used the piece to give critiques on not being able to value the issues of mainstreaming of policies on gender issues. The study was done and majorly focused on the governments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. The reason for the study is to have an organization behavior where all the genders are given the abilities to make decisions when it comes to organizational practices. It is in line with the study as it makes sure that we can do the better scope of recognizing the need to have gender discussion being relevant and it is not being assumed to an underestimate. I think this paper will fit for the government officers who need to know the importance of involving gender discussion. This article will as a background to strengthen my paper.

Blithe Sarah (2012). Gender Equality and Work-Life Balance. 2015 Print. 27 Mar 2016

The book by Blithe Sarah who get the PhD in the University of Colorado and specialize in gender and social identities was published in 2012 with the focus on the discussion of the issue of gender equality. The audience for his book are the growing organizations which often overlook the role of gender in workplace. The book is very credible as it is written by scholars who have been accredited for researching on various works on employability and the work balance. The book, in summary, addresses the issue of how to reconcile the differences in genders at the workplace and the same time when there exists the issue of work balance. In line with the material, it is very clear that we need to be able to understand the challenges that come with gender equalities and work life balance. This source will provide necessary context to conduct my research..

Lewis, J., and M. Campbell. "UK Work/Family Balance Policies And Gender Equality, 1997-2005." Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society 14.1 (2007): 4-30. Web. 27 Mar 2016

Lewis, J., and M. Campbell are well-ascribed writers who write a lot about social politics. Their primary intention of doing this piece was to address the issue of UK workers not being able to balance their work and that of their family. Their main idea in the article is to bridge the gap that exists when the employees forget their role in their families and spent their lifetimes in attending to job issues. In this, therefore, Lewis, J., and M. Campbell chose to write about how employees can manage to balance on this. They are writing this to address the people are working majorly in the busy business environment. The authors remind them that, while they work, they should not forget gender, state & society. This source support exactly what I'm going to write in my research paper.

Lyness, K. S. "The Relationships of National Gender Equality and Organizational Support with Work-Family Balance: A Study of European Managers". Human Relations 58.1 (2005): 33-60. Web 27 Mar 2016

This is an article put on the website with the intention of extensive reading. The reason for the writing by Lyness, K. S is major to focus on the Relationships of National Gender Equality and Organizational Support with Work-Family Balance: A Study of European Managers. The focus is on managers who leads organizations, but they don’t give any attention to the need for the workers to balance the work and also their families. Lines explains in the article that the family plays a crucial role as the building block for the job growth. This is a very relevant article given the fact that that it is what matters in the organizations. When there is work balance, it is easy to treat every member of the organization with decorum. When compared with the material, naysayers don’t find it relevant as they see it by way of defense by workers. This article serve as a relevant material for my paper..

Richard Dormant. “Why Men Still Can't Have It All” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have- it-all/309020/ September 2013 Web. 27 Mar 2016

Richard Dorment, a professional editor in Esquire magazine writes about the reasons why men can’t still have it all. This is an article that is trying to show the impact of being born a boy or a girl. While putting the focus on the role women and men play in the society, a challenge has been given to the men. The authors have used the example of women in the workplace and those graduating. It is said women have increased in number meaning men have a real challenge. Even still, the author has highlighted the reason men are still chug chugging more than the women, and it is unfortunate that the underlying issues are sexism and discrimination. The perception of the fact that women can make it in the cases of work life balance is pretty a challenge. But the authors reminds us that women are now engendered and dominate education. His article will serve as a naysayer to my paper, because what he write is completely what I'm going to argue with. I consider the audience of his article may be those mens who feel the pressure form the women in the work place.

Riddell, Sheila, and Lyn Tett. "Gender Balance in Teaching Debate becomes a verse: Tensions between Gender Theory and Equality Policy." International Journal of Inclusive Education 14.5 (2010): 463-477. Web. 27 Mar 2016

Both author are PhD and published many researches on gender issues. The authors combined beliefs that the issue of sex is overrated. These authors are against the fact that women are given a raw deal when it comes to competition for jobs. They believe that gender equality should also mean that men be given an equal opportunity when it comes to employment opportunities. They are trying to oppose some debates being carried around that women have a better opportunity. These authors used their deterrence through a theory which they believed can help to make people in gender disparities when it comes to equality between the sexes. This paper is about the fact most men think that women have been given a loud cry when it comes to employment. This is naysayers point of view when it comes to issues of gender equality. Because I'm about to say women and men should have the equal rights in work and should be regarded equally when facing the family issue, so this source serve as a naysayer to my paper. I believe the audience of this article are mostly males who think the women are asking too much.

Samuels, Suzanne Uttaro. Fetal Rights, Women's Rights. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Print. 27 Mar 2016

Samuels and Suzanne Uttaro, who are both graduates of University of Wisconsin, believe that it is admissible to have gender equality pronounced as the need fetal rights. The authors defend the fact that women have been shortchanged when it comes to their rights. In their scope of work, the authors have made it clear that, there is a problem for companies to address the issue of women and gender equality without mentioning the issue of their rights. The authors wrote this article when the issue of women discrimination was a hot debate in different places. It was, therefore, important to consider it a better point to discuss it with it as there was a need to defend their rights thereof. The authors are well in life with the discussion of the day where gender equality has been given a green light in companies. This article serve as a piece of evidence of the difficulties existing in the gender equality in the work life balance.

Slaughter, Anne-Marie. Why Women Still Can’t Have It All. July/August 2012. 29 March 2016 < http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant- have-it-all/309020/>. 27 Mar 2016

This an article by Anne-Marie Slaughter, which is basically about a work life balance on the side of women. Slaughter is a successful business woman and she also is an expert in public and international affairs During her academic career, she has worked as a professor in Harvad University. The article she wrote is giving insights about the women who are in the high ended government positions and a family to take care of. Anne Marie is using her example as top management positions while handling a young teenager at home. Women can have it all because they have a role to play at work and at the same time managing a family. She says it becomes a worry when she has to handle both ends satisfactorily. Women, therefore, has significant role to juggle all around this to be able to satisfy each part of the issue which is the central thoughts of my paper. My paper is going to talk about gender equality in work balance, this article's content match perfectly to what I'm going to write, and give me many real situation and worries form every class of women in this society. This source will work nicely when compare to the Dorment's article “Why Men Still Can't Have It All” to show what that two different genders' thoughts and their worries. I think this article will attract all business women who have difficulties of balancing their work life and the families.

Work Cited

Blithe, Sarah (2012). Gender Equality and Work-Life Balance. Print.Slaughter, Anne-Marie. Why Women Still Can’t Have It All. July/August 2012. <http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/>. Web 29 March 2016

Conceptual Value for Gender Equality". Gender, Work & Organization 20.4 (2012): 364-381. Web.

Lewis, J., and M. Campbell. "UK Work/Family Balance Policies And Gender Equality, 1997-2005". Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society 14.1 (2007): 4-30. Web.

. Lyness, K. S. "The Relationships of National Gender Equality and Organizational Support with Work-Family Balance: A Study of European Managers". Human Relations 58.1 (2005): 33-60. Web

Richard Dormant. “Why Men Still Can't Have It All” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have- it-all/309020/ September 2013 Web. 27 Mar 2016

Riddell, Sheila, and Lyn Tet. "Gender Balance in Teaching Debate becomes a verse: Tensions between Gender Theory and Equality Policy". International Journal of Inclusive Education 14.5 (2010): 463-477. Web.

Samuels, Suzanne Uttaro. Fetal Rights, Women's Rights. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Print.