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POV — WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE By : Terrance Hazly
For years women ’ s role in the work place has been a topic of discussion ranging from safety and wages to discrimination and harassment . It seems to me these days a lot of the younger females have forgotten or just don ’ t know about the solidarity movements and sacrifices that have taken place just to advance them this far to ensure them that their voice is heard .
Some squander the opportunity for employment while others are simply comfortable getting by for whatever reason they deem necessary . Just as it goes for us men the same goes for women , the children need to see the one ( s ) who are bringing them up and raising them striving to be the best they can be in this world we live so they know that they must do the same . It ’ s not a man or woman thing to do , it ’ s an adult thing to do . A strand of our human DNA we need to re-shape and build . I recently had the time to sit down and speak with a couple women on their feelings and experiences in the workplace as well as their thoughts about what young women need to do and be aware of . The discussions went as followed .
Subject X , who supports a small family and has been out in the work field since she was eighteen first started with a clerical job working for Roadway . Being in that field for almost fifty years and working every day you can bet she has been a part of and seen the fight in some way , shape , or form to further the working women ’ s cause . Loving her environment , working in the trucking atmosphere and having positive relationships with her bosses is something she still takes pride in even after she was laid off for a year . Now finding work in the telemarketing field , she likes her current job for being stress free but has stated she made more money working in the trucking field . We spoke a lot on the topic of age discrimination and she let it be known to me that she has contacted the president ( current and or past ) numerous times by letter about age discrimination but to no avail . She says “ Young women should get a job and hold it for security . All they care about is age no matter how good you look !!” Subject X also went on to say “ I am qualified for a lot of good jobs , age is a problem and that isn ’ t fair . I don ’ t have any advice for young girls to get jobs because they get all the jobs .”