Sexism in Business

Gender discrimination is more prevelant today than it has been in the last several years. With the economy hitting a new low, it is ever important that women and men be treated equally. According to major news channels, the United States is short on six million jobs, as compared to 2007. In this turbulent economy, women and men deserve to fight the same battle; not one filled with questions regarding maternity leave, and family issues. However, most women, whether they go into academics, medicine, technology, communication, or business, are faced with the same questions; none of which concern the position they are applying for. Having discussed the commercials, and other areas of society where women are not treated nearly as equally to men as they should be, I came across this article:

http://www.inc.com/vivek-wadhwa/face-of-success-silicon-valleys-woman-problem.html

Most people think that women and men are competing on salary and working hours, however, as an entrepreneur, I have discoved and witness much more. Having read this article, it dawned on me that asking for funding for a start-up is like any other job interview, one that's composed of inappropriate questions to women. As this article states, Venture Capitalists are not only concerned with "whether a nanny will be hired," but also what would happen if, "the husband got a job in a different country?" They are not assessed on their qualification, their business model, or their passion.

It's interesting that we discussed the reasons why men did not want women to work, when discussing the essays in the Second Wave, however, in today's society it is the opposite. Employers do not want women to commit to working if they plan on having a family. This is true in Medicine, Business, and most industries, it begs the question: what exactly do men want?