Reference no: EM13802956

Prejudice and Institutional Discrimination against Women

Prejudice refers to an initial examination and conclusion about an individual and what they can do without any practical assessment. It is very bad and kills the morale especially for hard working individuals who need time to exhibit some degree of quantifiable performance index. Discrimination is the complete elimination of an individual from saying their mind or exercising their right. Discrimination can be individual, intentional and finally institutional which acts like the mother. Women and children are the most disadvantaged. They are considered inferior groups and as such suffer a lot when it comes to matters of extreme importance. This discrimination is mostly because of an inherited culture that regards males as assets and the converse for the females. The feeling that women are weak in a general way works to their detriment in various aspects among them employment, education, decision making, sexuality and constitutional recognition among others, most of which form the key emphasis of these paper (United Nations: General Assembly, 2006).

Violence against Women

In most places of work, mainly in the third world countries, women's rights as per the legal provision were not obeyed. Those women who could fight to air their concerns and an inclusion in deciding the binding policies of the various institutions could not only be ignored but also amid failure to stop what was regarded as noise could be beaten by their male counterparts. Women could be denied respect and their rights were buried I the sand. They could not for instance engage in politics, either to vote or be voted for. They could not even be given a chance to say who they felt was their right choice to represent them in politics. In some states, there is no dream of having a female president or prime minister for that matter.it is really devastating and discouraging to have such feelings still in operation. Women in any institution could only enjoy the freedom of private life and no taste of public life at all. A mistake to seek leave for maternity matters could only be considered when it was inescapable (United Nations: General Assembly, 2006).

Partial promotions and employment

Women fall victim of discriminant employment and promotion rules. For example, it was hard for women to get prestigious jobs like that of the principal secretary. They could only be fitted in junior positions, in all organizations as cleaning the office. Hardly could one find them competing for top leadership positions. It sounded a dream to have them in the judicial system or even in the national assembly. It is not that they do not covet these positions; rather they are limited by the forces of culture that intimidate them from down the local setting to the public offices. Women survive the risk of job insecurity. They are seen as failures in the public sector and as such seen as people who are just there to fill those spaces that could otherwise be vacant. (United Nations: General Assembly, 2006).
Interference with private life and sexual harassment

Many institutions though not all do not recognize women's right to work. They go against international legislation and try to interfere with how women should perform their duties. They cannot choose their religion or work. They cannot even defend themselves or through agents. Sexual harassment also forms a major form of social alienation that women pass through in organizations. A Manager threatens a woman with dismissal if there is failed lust (United Nations: General Assembly, 2006).

Suppression of the right to dressing

Most organizations in the world are opposed to the Muslim women dressing code. They threaten the Muslim women with dismissal if they report to work with a covered head. They consider the dressing unofficial but fail to provide the legal provision in support of the same. This isjust a collection of feelings and opinions to alienate the Muslim women against the constitutional provision. The brutal punishment of terminating their employment due to dressing making it even worse. The expectation of any employer is delivery of service and with a high degree of professionalism and not just the consideration of the dress code. (United Nations: General Assembly, 2006).

Limit to participation education and social matters.

In some countries, with specific reference to third world nations, women are exerted a limit to the level of education they should get. Their main work is considered as a reproduction and that's why those communities stop their education to get them married. An example being the famous Maasai community from the Republic of Kenya. In a similar way, women are subjected to unhealthy practices like female genital mutilation. Communication is further limited in some institutions, something that paralyzes women the most (United Nations: General Assembly, 2006).

In conclusion, women are under the verge of discrimination at various institutions starting from the family through society to the workplace. This can be linked to culture, political or social settings and needs to be addressed if prosperity is to be realized.