Introduction:

Gender inequality is one of the most talked about issues in the globe. In fact, it is an issue that
has been affecting many people regardless of whether they are male or female. Inequality in the
workplace is a vice that has attracted many debates and individuals from all works of life. It has
raised their views on different issues around the globe positively or negatively. In essence, there
are extensive effects of gender inequality in the workplace and understanding them all is a great
way to kick this issue away from the society and the world in general. Up to now, women have
been fighting for their equality rights. Many are educated, respected wives and mothers, but
when it comes to daily duties and especially in their work places, equality is the only missing
ingredient.

In many offices or any other working place, the old ideology that women are weak and cannot be
equal to men has been making the rules. Gender inequality or discrimination in the working
place may take place during the hiring process, whereby men are hired first or hired instead of
women. It may also vary in the context of income disparity whereby men are paid more money
than women. In some offices women are harassed and subjected to some brutality or the fail to
get promotion regardless of their qualification in favor of men. Workplace politics also instigate
gender discrimination. Women are responsible to maintain their families, save and still get an
opportunity to lead even conglomerates regardless of their location.

Effects of Gender Discrimination in workplace:

Gender discrimination in the workplace has a long history and continues to occur. According to
Target Law, gender discrimination is the most frequent type of employment violation. The effects of
this type of bias on a company are often palpable. The atmosphere might become one in which
employees are mistrustful, apprehensive and discontented. The impact of gender discrimination on a
worker can be small or huge depending on that employee's reaction. When significant, the
discrimination can hurt company in different ways which includes:

Lost Productivity
Victims of gender discrimination lose motivation and morale necessary to perform their jobs
effectively. Things that may lead to this loss of morale and motivation could include jokes about
an employees gender that imply inferiority, offensive jokes of a suggestive or sexual nature and
jokes implying that an employees work is sub-par due to his or her gender. Federal law prohibits
this type of workplace harassment, whether by superiors or coworkers.
Promotions
Stereotypical views regarding gender can cause supervisors to engage in the illegal practice of
passing a person over for promotion due to gender. While this can happen to both genders,
supervisors most often pass over women for promotion due to preconceived notions about their
roles and abilities. For example, a fire chief may repeatedly pass over a female fire fighter for
promotion, due to resentment stemming from women applying to the force or due to a belief that
men inherently perform better in these positions
Family Responsibilities
Women who have young children at home may experience push-back when interviewing due to
family responsibilities. Although law prohibits a prospective employer from asking about family
responsibility outright, it often comes out during the interview process anyway. This may
provoke the hiring manager to pass over a qualified female candidate if he feels she will be torn
between her home and job responsibilities. If the woman makes it into the position, her
supervisor can view her employee file to see that she has young children signed up on insurance
or other benefits. He then may choose to give her less responsibility or assign menial tasks to her
that do not fit her job description. Although illegal, this practice still exists in offices today.
Destruction
Those discriminated against may feel such strong resentment and loss of self worth that they
resort to destruction as a way to get back at the discriminatory employer or coworkers.
Destructiveness may manifest itself as physical violence against others, destruction of property
or propagation of malicious rumors about people in the company and the company itself.