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There are still a lot of gender stereotypes in the workplace as males hang around with males at work, talking football and discussing hunting escapades but they normally keep the discussions with women only work related. The same goes for women. Women tend to discuss their closest feelings with other women in the workplace because they just do not believe that men understand.

If you are the boss, have you attempted to blend the genders at the workplace? It would be to your advantage if you did.

It is a scenario that plays itself out all across the country. When businesses that have mostly males working there are search for qualified women candidates to work at the company. The males at the company are generally not very happy with the change. These men will make comments putting the women down, saying that the job should be done by a man and that a woman is not fit for the job. It seems that the male managers normally do agree with their male counterparts. But, what normally happens is that after a few months, these very same men who were critical of their new women co-workers come to realize that the women hired could indeed do the jobs and very well at that.



Men have a tendency to be controlling in the workplace and want to be in charge, so this is where the stereotype comes from. It really has nothing to do with gender, but more about old attitudes. Many men are frustrated about having to work with females because they feel threatened. Many men sadly believe that they are the best leaders, are better at science and math, and that women are too submissive to be effective at work.

In light of these attitudes that are very prevalent at workplaces around the United States, it is a good idea for companies to change gender stereotyping. One way that this could be done is by having company-wide meetings wherein no one is excluded and everyone's opinion counts and matters. Managers should also learn to promote workers based only on their work performance and not on a worker's gender. At smaller companies, have the men and women share the chores of making the coffee, cleaning up the break room and other shared tasks of that nature to promote equality between the sexes.

It is also recommended that managers respect the opinions of everyone at the company, regardless of their sex, age, race or their position in the company. Every person should be viewed simply as a person with a job to do and nothing else.

It is high time to stamp out gender bias at work. It is proven that women are outstanding contributors to our society and to our work force. If it were not for both sexes working together, some of the greatest products we use every day would not exist. Managers in charge of employees should take every step necessary to address gender bias and prevent stereotyping between the sexes.
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