UNIT D: BLOG 36

BLOG 36: Luring women back into the work force


Women make up about 49 percent of the work force, but yet there are not that many women in the top jobs. Some think this is because of the glass ceiling. The glass is still part of the problem, but we have been breaking it and it is diminishing. They start of this conversation but asking why are there not that many women that are in the top positions of companies. They states that one of the reasons why women are not or the only way that women can manage to have jobs that ask a lot of them is if they can have control. This means that if they can control their home and family life still and manage it they should be able to do both. The problem is that with the top jobs and with a lot of jobs people have to be on call a lot and have to do things that they can not plan for so it is difficult for women to take these jobs.

I think that women can come back and take jobs in the work force and at high positions, but there is a problem that needs to be addressed. In these positions these women would have to deal with unforeseen circumstances with having to go out of town and to work late just giving some examples. So, I do think that these corporations in order to make it an equal opportunity work force needs to implement things such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was talking about. I think that in order for more women to come into the work force these companies need to be flexible. As long as these women can have more flexible hours and still get their work done for work on time they should be able to do it on their schedule. This could include working in the office, then going home making dinner and help the family, then do more work, or do work from home. I think that if these companies made more flextime it would make their company more productive because these women would be happy with their home and work life and it would show in their work.