Warren Farrell was born in 1943 and grew into an American educator, and author of seven books on men's and women's issues. In the 60’s he started his research on gender issues and mostly focused on the feminist perspective, but by the 80’s he thought that men were being misrepresented. Into the 90’s this feeling began to grow and although his book Why Men are the way They Are (published in the 80’s) was an award-winning best seller, he published The Myth of Male Power to confront the misinterpretations of men. He is the only man to have been elected three times to the national organization for women New York Governing Council and his books are published in more than 50 countries and in 15 languages. Farrell’s other book, Why Men Earn More: the Startling Truth behind the Pay Gap - and What Women can Do about it has been selected by U.S. News and World Report in 2006 as one of the finest four books on careers. Warren has appeared on over 1000 TV and radio shows, and been interviewed frequently by Oprah and Barbara, and by Larry King and Peter Jennings. Farrell has said that despite all his accomplishments “his best moments are at home” in Mill Valley, California with his wife Liz, and two daughters. Why do men earn more than women? Men work more hours in more dangerous and unpleasant jobs. They accept more easily the night shifts and risks of business. Librarian women earn less than the garbage men, not because of discrimination, but because so many candidates strive for harmless, fresh, relaxed, and practical completion, employment that of which women prefer. Men get diplomas in engineering that are very high in demand, while women obtain degrees in French literature. Warren Farrell insists on the fact, that women and men with qu... ... middle of paper ... ...eading that it would be no easy task obtaining these jobs and those that are similar. I so agree though that rather than belittling men for earning more, we should admire them for willingness to do hostile but necessary work that few women will do such as roofer, coal miner, and prison guard, often working themselves into an early grave. References • Farrell, Warren. Why men earn more the startling truth behind the pay gap--and what women can do about it. New York: American Management Association, 2005. Print. • "Dr. Warren Farrell Why Men Earn More." Home. N.p., n.d. Web. . . • "WARREN FARRELL's Why Men Earn More book site. About the Author- Warren Farrell, Ph.D." WARREN FARRELL's Why Men Earn More book site. About the Author- Warren Farrell, Ph.D. N.p., n.d. Web. . .http://www.warrenfarrell.net/WarrenFarrell/warrenfarrell.html>.
The author explores some stereotypes based on what types of jobs are more women’s type of jobs or more manly jobs. Careers such as carpenters and truck drivers are all almost exclusively male jobs, whereas careers in nursing or secretary work are all almost exclusively a woman’s type of work. Since the 1970’s, women have made head way into male dominated jobs. However, the author states that even though women have made it into male dominated jobs, this is not true for the reverse situation. The woman type jobs are still almost exclusively women’s jobs with men making little entry into them.
Men become less concerned with the gender barriers when hard work is given out. An example of this is when Jim Casey takes over Ma’s job of salting the pork. “‘Leave me salt down this meat’ he said. ‘I can do it. There’s other stuff for you to do’” (146). Jim Casey makes it evident that he doesn’t care what job is for women or men because he
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...ything men can do. Although, women are treated somewhat like there is still room for improvement. Women have the opportunity to take on masculine occupations however; society doesn’t fully accept the change of women in the work field. Women in the work field are supposed to be as equal as men yet, there are some aspects that have not changed such as, respect, power and pay. Women could maintain the same job as a man but, still make less than men. According to United States Census Bureau, women make seventy-seven cents that a man’s dollars. Overall, in a year women are losing money that they have worked for. However, society as a whole is composed of consumers, and if consumers are not willing to changer there ways of thought and allow women and men to become equal then women will always be less than a men. No matter if it’s the same job title, position or education.
Rampell, Catherine. "The Gender Pay Gap by Industry." Economix Blog. 17 Feb. 2011. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. .
Debates over gender are always difficult to win. Each side has its own experience and it is impossible for the other side to completely understand the others perspective. In William Farrell’s essay “Men as Success Objects” the subject of male identity is discussed as objectively as a person of either gender could do. Through the use of an objective point of view, an intellectual tone, and appeals to both logos and ethos Farrell’s argument becomes both valid an effective. Through his use of rhetorical devices Farrell tells people what he knows and changes what they think.
Critics of feminist studies of men often argue that the politics to change values and behaviour need to come from men themselves, because feminist women’s long efforts against gender discrimination, misogyny, sexual harassment, rape, battering, and male violence have often created backlash and stubborn resistance from men (Lorber, 2012, 274). If men do not fight for what they want they will not see change, it will not be handed to them as many things have already been. Although, the question presumes, why would men want to change something that they feel is just fine? This is where controversy takes place. A change must occur in order for things to be equal. Men do not always have to be the breadwinners; On the other hand, areas that seemed to indicate potential gender equality – fatherhood and men doing “women’s work” – have ironically restored gender inequality. This refers to the racialized glass escalator. Where men who do women’s work have reliable preferences in the working environment, such that even in occupations where men are numerical in minorities they are likely to enjoy higher wages and faster promotions (Lorber, 2012, p.264) In addition, men get daddy bonuses when they become fathers while women workers suffer a motherhood penalty in reduced wages (Lorber, 2012, 274). Limitations such as these reinforce gender
Women are capable of doing the same jobs that men do. Many women do work in higher positioned jobs that are seen more as jobs for men, but just because they’re higher up doesn’t mean they get paid the same as the men doing their exact job. “High-achieving women are paid less than men even when they have similar levels of experience and are in the same fields,” (Bloomberg Businessweek). This means that women who have been doing the same job for the same amount of time as a man, earn less than him. Even a woman who was completely
Women are more educated now than they have ever been, but even women who are university graduates are earning less than men. Frenette and Coulombe reached the conclusion that this was often due to their degrees being in gendered fields of study, such as the arts and humanities (as cited in Gaszo, 2010, p. 224) Women also tend to work in fields associated with lower pay, which includes service and sales work (Gaszo, 2010). In the garment industry, women, especially immigrants and women who work at home, are routinely taken advantage of by companies such as Wal-Mart and paid far too little (Ng, 2006).
Cauchon, Dennis. “Women gain as men lose jobs.” USA Today. 3 September 2009. Web. 1 May 2012. < http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-02-womenwork_N.htm>.
Despite government regulations to promote equality within the workplace, women’s salaries continue to lag behind males in similar career with similar experiences. According to research performed by Blau & Kahn (2007) “women salaries averaged about 60% of men’s until the 1970s and rose to nearly 80% by the 1990s” (as cited in Bendick, Jr. & Nunes, 2012, p.244). Today, women on average earn approximately $.81 for every dollar that men earn in the United States (Guy and Fenley P.41 2014).
Historically, males and females normally assume different kinds of jobs with varying wages in the workplace. These apparent disparities are widely recognized and experienced across the globe, and the most general justification for these differences is that they are the direct outcomes of discrimination or traditional gender beliefs—that women are the caregivers and men are the earners. However, at the turn of the new century women have revolutionized their roles in the labor market. Specifically in industrialized societies, the social and economic position of women has shifted. Despite of the improving participation of women in the labor force and their ameliorating proficiency and qualifications, the labor force is still not so favorable to women. The opportunities available for women in the market are not as diverse as those presented to men. Still, the construct of gender ideology influences how employers undertake economic decisions, and that is why companies still have jobs labelled as “men’s work” and occupations categorized as “women’s work.” Indeed, the pervasiveness of gender differences in labor markets is undeniably true, specifically with respect to salary gap between men and women, occupational gender segregation of men and women, and the challenge that women face in terms of juggling their time and attention between their career and family life.
The roles women typically play in the family may not always be consistent with success in the occupational arena. Staying home to care for a sick child may conflict with an important meeting (Broman 1991:511). Sometimes there has to be a change of plans when it comes to the family. Most people believe that family comes first no matter what. Men 's engagement in paid work fulfills prescriptions of hegemonic masculinity by facilitating their ability to gain status in the public sphere. A man can judge his worth by the size of a paycheck (Thebaud 2010:335). Most research shows that women are more likely to be effected by the household and men are more likely to be effected by their job. Some people feel that the goal is to reach higher on the occupational
The women in these positions wanted to be treated like men and did not want preferential treatment because of their gender. Unfortunately women still do not choose these occupations mostly by choice but also because of the sex-typing of these positions (Hulme 165). The article relates to my gender experience by pointing out that gender should not play a role on whether or not you are qualified for the job. I did not want special treatment and I proved that I could do the job better than a man and I take pride in that. I understand that sex-typing of traditionally male occupations is why women tend to resist pursuing
...the broader situation of the implicit implications of the sexual divisions of labor. While certainly women in academic positions will mitigate the misogyny of Professor von X, it proposes little to change women's attitude towards making money for their own descendants. We are left to assume that a change in the intellectual elite will percolate down into the ranks of the working class.