How difficult is it for women to work in a paid job?

I would like some other points of view apart from the opinion of my other half. I'm thinking of issues like men assuming they know how motivated you are or need to be, men who assume that they can sexually harass you because you should be at home anyway, lack of support from family and friends etc.

How difficult is it for women to work in a paid job?
I suggest, if you haven't considered it already, that you go back to grad school and look for a job in academia. It's entirely different from business/industry, which I utterly despise and which colleagues' work stories have made me despise even more. If you love research and studying, you'll love academia. I do and plan to stay in it at least for a while.





I worked three summers in a metal parts/welding factory making ATV mufflers and you are absolutely right that sexism against women in men's work is alive and well. Not to mention that, as a young girl, I was teased about some sexual thing at least every other day. It was annoying as hell. ... But I did and still do love the guys, and especially the old men who told me stories. They were great.





Anyway, my advice to you is to get as far away from business as possible.
Reply:wow, you really look on the bright side.


which country are you in??
Reply:i get paid for my job.


what are you talking about?
Reply:Most of us just work to pay the bills for our families, we don't have time to worry about sexual politics or complex motivation.





I did, however, once have the misfortune to work with a man (he was my immediate boss) who had a real problem with the women in the office who had kids. He was a total b@stard to us, but nice as pie to all the men and the women who had no kids. Turned out he was furiously jealous because he and his wife had difficulty conceiving, so he took it out on us. Nice, hmm?





He underwent a sudden personality transformation when his wife fell pregnant, but I never forgot and could never be friendly to him after that, and neither could any of the other women he'd been so vile to.
Reply:If I am understanding you correctly, you are wondering why it needs to be so difficult for women to work a job period. You know I am not so sure this is a very accurate question. I know along with any job we (both men and women) have to deal with both politics and sexual harassment. I see where this could have been an issue many years ago, but this also depends very much on where you live.





I personally have had experience with many different jobs. My husband has as well. The first job I ever had was at Burger King. I started as a crew member and worked my way up to management. As soon as I hit that spot, the politics started to set in. I was overworked and underpaid, not because I am a woman, but because of the people who owned the particular franchise. My husband also worked at Burger King (this is where we met for the first time), and he also worked his way up. He was treated with the same disrespect and actually much worse when company policies began to change. This went on for years.





Fortunately we have moved on and up. And still with moving up and higher pay, the politics, harassment, and the other stuff that seems to be unfair at any job, still exists. It doesn't matter how high up you get.





Now how to handle it? By going at it with a positive attitude, and not allowing the petty stuff to tear you down. I don't believe people higher up the ladder or even at the bottom are dumb. We all have to start somewhere, male and female. We make it work. We all work to survive. If we struggle with issues of harassment we take it to someone higher up.





If you are in a situation where you are being treated poorly, then you have 2 options. Either say something and make it change, or do nothing and allow it to continue happening. Unfortunately today not as many people are able to have the wife home to take care of kids. Most times both incomes are needed to survive. Not to mention many women want to work, and if you are one of them then DO IT! Don't let other people's opinions on what you should or shouldn't be doing affect what you want to do. Take it to God in prayer and ask Him to show you a way to get through it.





Well, my answers are always long,so i will stop here. I hope I have at least answered a little bit of this question. God Bless!
Reply:It depends on the woman. Some of us, like myself, greatly enjoy working and would actually like it better than being exorbitantly rich. Others just aren't enthusiastic enough.

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