We should introduce laws to make businesses and state services employ equal numbers of male and female workers in every department or area of the company.’ How far do you support this idea? Give reasons for your answer, and support your essay with ideas and examples from your own experience.
To start with, the
proposal of installing a numerical cap of 50% on employment of both men and
women is founded on the assumption that this would allow the latter a level
playing field. In the world, that is dominated by the former sex, females are
generally disregarded and dismissed as being incapable of undertaking several
professional endeavors, which is unfortunately a missed placed notion. Having a
legal statute would empower the weaker sex and allow them to gain
employment in the occupation they have a penchant for without facing any
hurdles.
Having said that, the
former postulation sans substance and is likely to prove to be a
recipe for disaster. Even if such an arrangement may not ferment jealousy and
resentment in the workforce, there is a great likelihood of
productivity deteriorating. One fact that is hard to circumvent is that the
selection of personnel is done on the basis of their qualifications and
capabilities rather than their sex-there are laws that prohibit gender-based
discrimination at workplace. However, if such a ceiling were implemented, it
would mandate employing even those job seekers who do not meet the criteria
perfectly, making organisations vulnerable to losses and setbacks.
Overall, despite
certain assumed benefits of implementing this proposal, I strongly feel that
it is unlikely to yield any favourable outcomes; thus I fail to subscribe to
such a law since it will do more harm than good.
