Women in the Work Force

Even though women have made rapid gains in the working world, they still are victims of discrimination. A woman's level of education, field of education, and time spent in the work force, all play a role in determining how much she gets paid. In eariler years, women stayed home to care and provide for their families.Many women are changing their roles from homemaker to breadwinners, and are choosing to enter the work force. In …

…positions. "All these measures undobtedly will have beneficial effect, but it must be recognized that eliminating discrimination of this kind will require basic changes in the attitudes of both males and females"(Mansfield,695). We must realize that women are capable of handling top positions, and their roles in life are constantly changing. Women's dramatic gains in the workforce are causes to celebrate, but discrimination against women will proably be with us for a long time.