It is true that some people still believe that men and women are born with different qualities which determine what jobs are open to them. While there were strong arguments to justify this view in the past, I completely disagree that it should apply to the world of work today.
On the one hand, it used to be thought that men and women have some distinct characteristics which affect the range of jobs open to them and which traditionally affect their choice of career. In terms of physical strength, when most work was still performed manually, it was argued that women were simply not strong enough to work on construction sites or drive heavy trucks. They were also believed to be unsuited to dangerous jobs, so few women entered the army. In terms of traditional stereotypes, women were considered to be more caring and sensitive than men, so they tended to enter professions such as nursing or the care of children and the elderly.
On the other hand, the workplace has changed dramatically, and I believe that there is no room for outdated attitudes towards the capabilities of men and women. Men and women should enjoy equal opportunities in all careers. Firstly, changes in education have given women the same chance to gain qualifications as men. If they work hard, they deserve the opportunity to reach the top in their chosen field. Secondly, a more modern outlook has broken the traditional barriers, which
effectively prevented men and women from doing certain jobs in the past: construction workers, truck drivers or soldiers in the case of women; nursing, cooking and cleaning jobs in the case of men.
In conclusion, I would argue that there is no room today for sex discrimination at work – either against women or against men.
It is true that
some
people
still
believe that
men
and
women
are born
with
different
qualities which determine what
jobs
are open to them. While there were strong arguments to justify this view in the past, I completely disagree that it should apply to the world of
work
today
.
On the one hand, it
used
to be
thought
that
men
and
women
have
some
distinct characteristics which affect the range of
jobs
open to them and which
traditionally
affect their choice of career. In terms of physical strength, when most
work
was
still
performed
manually
, it
was argued
that
women
were
simply
not strong
enough
to
work
on construction sites or drive heavy trucks. They were
also
believed to
be unsuited
to
dangerous
jobs
,
so
few
women
entered the army. In terms of traditional stereotypes,
women
were considered
to be more caring and sensitive than
men
,
so
they tended to enter professions such as nursing or the care of children and the elderly.
On the other hand
, the workplace has
changed
dramatically
, and I believe that there is no room for outdated attitudes towards the capabilities of
men
and
women
.
Men
and
women
should enjoy equal opportunities in all careers.
Firstly
,
changes
in education have
given
women
the same chance to gain qualifications as
men
. If they
work
hard
, they deserve the opportunity to reach the top in their chosen field.
Secondly
, a more modern outlook has broken the traditional barriers, which
effectively
prevented
men
and
women
from doing certain
jobs
in the past: construction workers, truck drivers or soldiers in the case of
women
; nursing, cooking and cleaning
jobs
in the case of
men
.
In conclusion
, I would argue that there is no room
today
for sex discrimination at
work
–
either against
women
or against
men
.
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