Deck 15: Women in the Workforce

Question 1

Discuss how poverty creates additional barriers to employment opportunities for women.

Answer 1

Poverty creates additional barriers to women to get employment. This is because women in poverty cannot pursue the regular and higher education since her childhood. Moreover, poverty demands her to work since childhood for self sustenance. Poverty affects her physically, mentally and emotionally.
She may not receive adequate and healthy food causing the health issues. When the poverty affects individual mentally will result in lack of self esteem, self confidence and individual gets depressed. Poverty also disturbs individual emotionally by turning them into criminals, thieves, and drug abusers etc.
Women in poverty also face social problems such as abuse from high class society, sexual assault, slavery and ill treatment.

Question 2

What strategies could women use in the workplace to determine whether chemical, biological, or physical hazards are present

Answer 2

Women may be affected in work place by health and safety issues. Some women need to carry heavy weights, tools and other equipment which may hurt them physically. Many industries deal with biological and chemical agents where predominantly women are employed. These include the textile industry, laundry, meat industry, health care and food preparation. In these industries, women have to deal with chemicals and infectious agents that may harm the working women and also pregnant women.
While working in such industries, women should take care of all safety measures. Wearing the masks, gloves and aprons protect her physically from direct contact with chemical and infectious agents. If accidentally encountered with such agents a woman should seek immediate medical protection to get rid of further damage. Some women may have risk of inhaling piousness gases and may face respiratory problems. Such woman should protect themselves by taking precautions.
Women can determine the hazards associated with the organizations where they work before the join the industry. She should accept employment with the industry only when she is aware of risks and facilities, safety and preventive measures available at the work place.

Question 3

How can women find balance in their professional, educational, and personal lives

Answer 3

Since 20 th century women entered the work places and began to earn money. They contributed to their families to increase the income. To receive high income or pay women started to become more educated. At present many women attend college than men. Women are in the fields of architecture, business and sciences and achieved a lot.
Women are ready to sacrifice or postpone marriage and child bearing for the sake of career. Education and employment changed women thinking about family responsibilities. Therefore, several women prefer smaller families to focus on personal and career development. Women fight for equal rights and are opened for several opportunities breaking the barriers that are once associated with men.
Women balance profession, family and education in a perfect way. Child bearing women or mothers of young infants plan to adjust work hours or choose the option of working from home. Therefore, women are able to balance between work and family.
Women are communicating openly about their preferences and qualifications so that they may not miss the opportunities. Women try to enhance qualification by attending evening colleges or online courses while working. Women prefer flexibility, independence, opportunity for creativity, safety and improving the family status.

Question 4

What are some strategies women can use when seeking greater equity opportunities in specific workplaces

Question 5

What questions should a woman ask before taking a job to ensure that she will receive all of the benefits that she may need