Many women feel that they experience injustice in the work place. Lower wages than men for women is a struggle that has been around since women set foot on the job site. Women are rarely promoted to managerial positions and those who are must work twice as hard as men to g

et there. Currently, there are just three female chief executives among the Fortune 500 and only seven in the Fortune 1000 (Employment Review). Occupations that put both men and women on an even par with one another are few and far between. Even when working at the same position, a man and a woman do not earn the same amount, as a study by NYU’s Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Travel Administration illustrates. In comparing male salaries with female salaries in the U.S. lodging industry, the differences were drastic, the study illustrated. For instance, the average annual salary of a male general manager of a hotel was $64,264 with a 13.92% bonus, yet a female general manager only made a startling $37,610 with a 9.47% bonus (Kefgen).

So, what is the answer for equality of the sexes? To enact a law within the workforce prohibiting discrimination on account of gender, demanding equal wages for the same job [for women] would be the most ideal in that area of injustice. Yet, women have made great advancements in male dominated fields on their own without the help of any laws, more often than not, by working twice as hard as a man in their same position. In family life, where, “a mother’s work is never done,” even when she comes home from a career, tolerance and sharing of chores on behalf of both parental figures is necessary in order to maintain stability within the evolving family structure. In the military, as each step is being made towards greater equality, more steps remain. In the armed forces, where physical strength is a main factor, the control will belong to males for inevitably, a long time. That is how the United States society has constructed gender roles. Although laws can be enacted, the collective social way of thinking in the United States is the main barrier for females in all facets of life. Until the imprinted gender roles that have been set for males and females are broken down, then it is up to females as a social group, invariably, to beat their own obstacles in order to achieve their goals.

Furthermore, if this female soldier is dedicated to serving her country, she is willing to work and to compete against males in a test of strength. In doing so, she should be willing to be put on an even keel with them, being tested as they are and drilled as they are, thus allowing only the best of the best female athletes into the military. Besides, recent tests have shown that the “rigorous male body,” is not tougher than a female body, after all. Actually, in a scientific study taken place at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, when male and female strength training athletes performed various weightlifting tests, the scientific research suggests that, “females actually lose less strength than males during the course of a rigorous workout and recover their muscu

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