Civil service institute

Course: gender and development

Department: development management
Name: Iid Ismail Mohamed
ID: 3715
Lecturer: ubah MM
 1. The forms of gender discrimination that exist in work and particularly in our country
are:
 Harassment: In male-dominated industries, women are disproportionately
more likely to be victims of some form of sexual harassment at work. Sexual
harassment charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) came from men. This type of harassment usually
involves frequent and severe usage of derogatory terms aimed at women and
other gender minorities in the workplace.
 The pay gap: Many workplaces are not transparent about the amount of
money they pay their workers or what these decisions are based on. It is illegal
for an employer more employees to discriminate against an employee based
on their gender . This means that employers aren’t legally allowed to refuse to
hire, pass on for promotions, harass, or fire their employees due to any of the
above mentioned categories. Yet, according to the above-mentioned Pew
Research Centre study, one-in-four working women say they have earned less
than a man who was performing the same job.
 Representation in Senior Management: Women also cite responsibilities
outside of work and a lack of opportunities to network as two other serious
barriers keeping them from ascending to senior management roles.
2. Causes of discrimination are
 Cultural: Cultural discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably because
of their culture. Perhaps most simply put, culture refers to shared ways of being,
knowing, and doing. Culture-based education is the grounding of instruction and stu-
dent learning in these ways, including the values, norms, knowledge, beliefs,
practices, experiences, and language that are the foundation of a culture.
 Religious: Religious discrimination is treating individuals differently because of their
religious beliefs and practices, and/or their request for accommodations of their
religious beliefs and practices. Refusing to allow you into a restaurant because you’re
Muslim.
 Race and colour: Race discrimination may be closely related to colour
discrimination (and sometimes national origin discrimination). In some instances an
act of discrimination against someone could be considered both race and colour
discrimination.
 Sexism: Sexism is the prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination based on one’s sex
or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but throughout history it primarily affected
women and girls.
3. We can overcome or eliminate discrimination are:
 Respect cultural and racial differences in the workplace.
 Be professional in conduct and speech.
 Refuse to initiate, participate, or condone discrimination and harassment.
 An education and training program.
 Anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies.