In "The Gendered Politics and Violence of Structural Adjustment: A View from Jamaica", Faye Harrison addresses the issue on how economic globalization greatly impacted poor urban women in their daily lives. Women face discrimination at their jobs and how they are still expected to fulfil their womanly duties,
According to Harrison, female labor is constructed to be cheap and expendable. Due to many workplaces reinforcing patriarchal assumptions, a women's wages are determined by their femininity, sexuality, and marriage. As a result, women are more likely to receive low wages and benefits because of their gender. So if a clothing company hires a woman and a man at the same time with the same, there is a high chance of the woman being paid less the man because man are rewarded for their skills and strengths and women are not meant to be breadwinners.
In addition, poor women bear the burden of “persistent poverty” because women who are the main providers of their families are more vulnerable of being taken advantage of by manufactures. On an average, women are paid 75 cents or lower per hour and many of these women might be working extra hours. Therefore, women would not be able to afford clothing, food, and basic household items. This would cause mothers and children to become weak or have poor health from not eating enough food.
In addition, poor women bear the burden of “persistent poverty” because women who are the main providers of their families are more vulnerable of being taken advantage of by manufactures. On an average, women are paid 75 cents or lower per hour and many of these women might be working extra hours. Therefore, women would not be able to afford clothing, food, and basic household items. This would cause mothers and children to become weak or have poor health from not eating enough food.
Even to this day, there are still some hidden bias of hiring women. In an article titled “How does gender bias really affect women in their workplace”, studies have found that most companies hire men with children are most hirable than men and women without children. However, companies are skeptical about women with children because some employers don't think that some women are able to juggle motherhood and a job. In order to decrease this mentality, many companies developed training programs that focus and recognize the different types of gender bias in their working environment. https://www.geteverwise.com/human-resources/how-does-gender-bias-really-affect-women-in-the-workplace/
Have you ever experienced or anyone you know have experienced gender bias at their workplace?
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