Gender Stratification in the Workplace

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In 1977, the Canadian Government adopted legislation to correct gender stratification in the workplace as part of the Canadian Human Rights Act. 9 years later the Employment Equity Act was introduced. "The purpose of the Act is to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person is denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability." (Human Resources Development Canada) 12 years prior the United States passed legislation to help correct workplace inequalities with the Equal …

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…beliefs must be changed if equality is desired. Teaming up men and women is a necessary step to extinguish the male superiority mindset. This will hopefully socialize men to believe that women can perform just as well as men. Society requires that men and women work together and this is not going to change. "Communication is the key. If we do not communicate effectively, then the best intentions of both genders will fail." (Heim p. 3)