Equality For Womens The Business World - 1574 Words

Equality for Women in the Business World I have a question: when you think of a successful business owner, who do you think of, a man or a women? Unfortunately, when most people think of a success they automatically think of a man because society has instilled in us that men have the most power. There has been improvement already made towards business women, but unfortunately working women still do not have equal rights. Regina Blaszczyk said in the last sixty years there has been revolutionary changes in the status of business women. Between the end of World War II and 1995, women have entered the workforce with larger numbers and have also come in with managerial positions in American corporations( â€Å"Women in Business A Historical†¦show more content†¦Kleiner, her boss said she was not promoted because she could not lead others, be a team player and those are essential to being a successful senior partner at a venture capitalist firm. Although the case lasted three years, Ellen Pao did not win. She ended u p losing the case because the jurors said that it was not a substantial reason for her termination from the firm. Business Insider states that, â€Å"When women are successful, they re often called bitchy and seen as less likable. In one well-known 2003 study, business students were given two identical resumes, one using the name Heidi and the other Howard. Howard was judged as terrifically competent, but Heidi was judged as bitchy, (Goudrea). Business women, face struggles at work because if they tell others what to do they are perceived as to controlling but if they are too nice they will not receive respect. Ellen Pao worked extremely hard at the venture capitalist firm and was not promoted because her boss did not believe she had the skills to lead a team. In order to become a senior partner she would have to be intimidating and strict because as a women it is a lot harder to receive respect from society. She even said so herself, that she was not