Should the rights of the individual or the concerns for the wider society take precedence?

Nowadays, people are penetrating for equal rights and more opportunities. No one should be wretched from any type of discrimination, but unfortunately they are. Discrimination is commonly found in the work place among women. In a workplace where discrimination against women is prevalent; the choices are not made based on the ability of the person, but their gender. The reason why it is a big issue for women in the workplace is because women are looked at as part of the household committee instead of in the economical world. It is a major factor in how some stereotypes are derived. Women are perceived as delicate and are definitely the only part of the human population capable of bearing children, therefore, working conditions that were set for men were considered to be too dangerous for women. However, some do ignore the working conditions and go. This new role in the work place is not so readily accepted in society.

The three major obstacles that are stopping the woman to extend her intention at her career are men, media and the society. According to Bob Enyart "Women are not made to manage things. Men can manage everything instead. When women try to run things and take over the authority of men they mess things." This kind of attitude is what keeps women outshine the men in the world. Most men view women only as housewives, and nothing else. They suppose that women are meant to stay at home and clean the house, raise children and cook meals. However, even if the woman decided to join the workforce they have slight career choices. It was not until the late 1980s that women were accepted into the higher paying careers by men who were already dominating the workforce.

Even today when they are accepted to the workforce they are still not paid as much as men for equal work. A 1998 study shows that a woman in the same job as a man with the same expectations and responsibilities, the woman is paid ten to fifteen percent less than men. The media and television programs are also responsible for the image that is given to the woman. Women play passive roles in films and even television sitcoms. Even sitcoms on TV today women are cast in a career that men stereotyped as women belong in the kitchen or shopping.

American society can be very temperamental in their belief system and not willing to change their minds. Using politics as an example, there has never been a woman President or Vice President. This is because the American society's unwillingness to change this form of discrimination.

Until the society as a whole is adjusted, then the discrimination against women will continue. However, because of men, media, and the Society, women in the past and still to this day continue to be the countries greatest percentage of second-class citizens. Often, many women today withdraw, house and feed their families without the help of men, on an income of less than two thirds that of men doing the same job. For women to be equal in this society they need to earn equal payments for equal work and have everyone accept them into the workforce. When the society as a whole undertakes the awareness rising about the importance of women in the workforce, then we will have achieved equality between men and women.