These days, it seems that more women are entering “male occupations” than ever before and vice versa. While some still hold to the conservative view that certain jobs are better performed by men and others by women, it is my personal belief that people of their sex are capable of doing any job effectively. The reasons for my position are as follows.
First of all, I believe it is a mistake to base our views on broad generalisations about the characteristics of men and women as such stereotypes are often inaccurate. Although there are certainly traits which are typical of men and others which are typical of women, there are exceptions to every rule. Not all women are physically weak, just as not all men are poor interpersonal communicators; conventional gender roles are not appropriate for everybody. If a man and woman desires to pursue a career which is traditionally reserved for the opposite sex, I believe he/ she should be provided the opportunity to prove him/ herself capable.
Secondly, I would contend that the presence of both males and females in a workplace brings a sense of balance. Men and women frequently, though by no means always, have different methods of doing things. Rather than judging these differences to be weakness, I feel that we should view them as opportunities for innovation and the discovery of more effective and efficient work practices. A person’s weakness can thus be transformed into strengths.
In summary, I once again reaffirm my position that both male and female employees are an asset to any industry and as our stereotypes about men and women are not always appropriate, we must not discourage anyone from choosing an occupation simply because of his/ her gender.
These days, it seems that more
women
are entering “male occupations” than ever
before
and vice versa. While
some
still
hold to the conservative view that certain jobs are better performed by
men
and others
by
women
, it is my personal belief that
people
of their sex are capable of doing any job
effectively
. The reasons for my position are as follows.
First of all
, I believe it is a mistake to base our views on broad
generalisations
about the characteristics of
men
and
women
as such stereotypes are
often
inaccurate. Although there are
certainly
traits which are typical of
men
and others
which are typical of
women
, there are exceptions to every
rule
. Not all
women
are
physically
weak,
just
as not all
men
are poor interpersonal communicators; conventional gender roles are not appropriate for everybody. If a
man
and woman desires to pursue a career which is
traditionally
reserved for the opposite sex, I believe he/ she should
be provided
the opportunity to prove him/ herself capable.
Secondly
, I would contend that the presence of both males and females in a workplace brings a sense of balance.
Men
and
women
frequently
, though by no means always, have
different
methods of doing things.
Rather
than judging these differences to be weakness, I feel that we should view them as opportunities for innovation and the discovery of more effective and efficient work practices. A person’s weakness can
thus
be transformed
into strengths.
In summary, I once again reaffirm my position that both male and female employees are an asset to any industry and as our stereotypes about
men
and
women
are not always appropriate, we
must
not discourage anyone from choosing an occupation
simply
because
of his/ her gender.