Nowadays, some workplaces tend to employ equal numbers of men and women workers.
Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]Traditional male dominated workplaces are decreasing nowadays and some workplaces are
giving jobs to equal number of men and women. I believe that this is a negative
development. In the following paragraphs, I shall put forth my arguments to support my
views.
My first argument is that reserving half the seats for women could lead to negative
discrimination against men. Both men and women should have the same right to choose
their profession. People should be chosen for jobs based on their skills, qualification and
character. Gender should not come in the way of the selection process. Having a fixed quota
would mean that some qualified men might be denied a job while some unqualified women
would be given one.
Secondly, considering today’s scenario, this quota might go against women. It has been seen
in the recent years that more and more women are opting for higher education. For
example, thirty years ago, in a typical class of any medical college, girls were far less as
compared to girls. Today, the situation is reversed. This means that today some workplaces
could be dominated by women. So, having a reservation in the workplace could mar the
chances of deserving women. With high levels of education, even the highest positions in
science, politics or law, for example, can be held successfully by women. Women have
proved their mettle in many jobs traditionally thought to be the domain of men. Who has
not heard of our IPS officer Kiran Bedi? Therefore, such a quota is not needed by the women
of today.
Finally, it could be said that having a quota would not ensure moving towards an egalitarian
society where all are considered equal. Those who tend to discriminate against women
would find some other ways to discriminate such as by underpaying the women at the same
posts as men.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, the trend of employing an equal number of
men and women in the workplace is a negative development because it could lead to
negative discrimination against men, it may boomerang against women and it is not needed
by the women of today. 
Nowadays, some workplaces tend to employ equal numbers of men and
Nowadays, some workplaces tend to employ equal numbers of men and
Nowadays, some workplaces tend to employ equal numbers of men and
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