In many countries now the workforce consists of more women than men. Yet, there are few women in managerial positions. Hence, some people argue that a certain number of senior level positions should be reserved for women. In my opinion, this is not a viable solution because it will benefit neither women nor the organizations hiring them.
Reserving jobs on the basis of gender benefits none. It will ensure that women can easily climb up the corporate ladder because there are positions reserved for them. Unfortunately, this will discourage them from achieving higher education or working hard. Hence, instead of reserving seats for women, girls should be taught from an early age that they too can become a manager or a CEO if they wish because the opportunities are there regardless of their genders. Furthermore, imposing a quota will only encourage companies to find another way to outsmart the system. For example, a company can change the title of a position to just fill a vacancy. For these reasons, women are not benefited when jobs / positions are reserved for them at the workplace.
On the other hand, it is important for the company to be able to employ the best available candidate for the positions. When there are no gender based quotas, it will ensure that the most talented people get to the top. Moreover, companies that hire the best people for the right positions tend to be more successful. This in turn will create more opportunities available within the company and then the company can hire more people including women to fill the additional available positions. Thus it is evident that reserving managerial positions for women is not the right solution to ensure gender equality at the workplace.
In conclusion, since forcing companies to hire more women just to follow the law can only cause more harm than good, I strongly believe that companies should be able to hire people based on their qualifications, and not gender.
In
many
countries
now
the workforce consists of more
women
than
men
.
Yet
, there are few
women
in managerial
positions
.
Hence
,
some
people
argue that a certain number of senior level
positions
should
be reserved
for
women
. In my opinion, this is not a viable solution
because
it will benefit neither
women
nor the organizations hiring them.
Reserving jobs on the basis of gender benefits none. It will ensure that
women
can
easily
climb up the corporate ladder
because
there are
positions
reserved for them. Unfortunately, this will discourage them from achieving higher education or working
hard
.
Hence
,
instead
of reserving seats for
women
, girls should
be taught
from an early age that they too can become a manager or a CEO if they wish
because
the opportunities are there regardless of their genders.
Furthermore
, imposing a quota will
only
encourage
companies
to find another way to outsmart the system.
For example
, a
company
can
change
the title of a
position
to
just
fill a vacancy. For these reasons,
women
are not benefited when jobs /
positions
are reserved
for them at the workplace.
On the other hand
, it is
important
for the
company
to be able to employ the best available candidate for the
positions
. When there are no gender based quotas, it will ensure that the most talented
people
get
to the top.
Moreover
,
companies
that
hire
the best
people
for the right
positions
tend to be more successful. This in turn will create more opportunities available within the
company
and then the
company
can
hire
more
people
including
women
to fill the additional available
positions
.
Thus
it is evident that reserving managerial
positions
for
women
is not the right solution to ensure gender equality at the workplace.
In conclusion
, since forcing
companies
to
hire
more
women
just
to follow the law can
only
cause more harm than
good
, I
strongly
believe that
companies
should be able to
hire
people
based on their qualifications, and not gender.