Women and the Workforce Traditional roles and attitudes: The role an status of women in our society has changed markedly over the last 150 years. Previously, women had very few legal rights an most societies placed women in an inferior position compared to that of men. This was often justified as being the result of biological differences between the sexes. Women were thought to be more emotional and less decisive than men. Women were also held …showed first 75 words of 1207 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1207 total…as well as men do · some clients prefer to deal with men · women often have a preference for flexible hours and proximity to home to cater for children?s needs · often men do the interviewing · if a woman has an assertive, autocratic management style she is seen as ?bossy? but this quality is seen as a positive one in male · discrimination of sexist attitudes is still prevalent in many occupations, particularly in male dominated fields.