Women in the Workplace

Equality in the Workplace is Still Sought After in 2006

Equality in the workplace is a concept that is still of great importance in society today. Many modern women of current times do not necessarily see this importance. "What's the point in fighting for something that is never going to change," said Halli Pinson, a Journalism major at SJSU. Oddly enough, Halli's viewpoint is shared by a lot of young women in the workforce today. Women have come so far since the suffrage movement, but the fight is clearly not over. The inequality in the workplace for women still exists due to the lack of effort by young women to make a change, the post feminism attitude embraced by both men and women, and the age old discrimination problem with employers and working mothers.

The ability for women to make a difference in their own lives starts at a very basic level: political activism and participation. "Yes it's clear that if young women want at the very least to preserve what rights and freedoms they have, the must incorporate voting back into their political agenda," (Rowe-Finkbeiner 14). If women don't vote, then they aren't helping themselves in the long run. Decisions in elections affect all aspects of life, especially employment issues.

In addition, women today face the equality battle alone, whereas in the past, women banded together as a group to fight for their rights. Many women seem to just accept the inequality and not voice any concern or disgust with the injustice. Change cannot happen if only a few people stand up and say something. Young women today need to form a group effort in order to make a difference in equality in the workplace. The battle that has surged on for generations has gained a great deal of rights for women, but without the young women in today's society joining in the fight, some of those rights will be lost, (Rowe-Finkbeiner 31).