...English 1021 2/26/14 What really shapes who we are? When you look in the mirror in the morning how do you view yourself? Most people are not comfortable with their body and the way they look because society has corrupted their minds, with the perfect image Jean Kilbourne the author of “Killing Us Softly”, gives insight to how most people will view themselves based on what society has to offer. Christ Godsey the author of “Cro-Magnon Karma: One Dude and his Body Image Issues” shares how men are dealing with identity issues just as much as women. In today’s society no one thinks that men have self esteem issues, but in all reality men deal with issues just like women, in fact they are not comfortable in their own skin. Emily Prager author of “Our Barbies, Ourselves” talked about how Barbie can give a false sense of beauty and identity. As a society and as individuals it is up to us to want to be okay with ourselves, we are given our body for a reason, why change that? Most people do not have the confidence in themselves anymore, because the media has taken that away from them. Kilbourne, makes a point that “most women are not able to be themselves, and need to seek approval from the men”. Some women think that having the latest clothes and shoes will be the way to get approval. In reality though, the style of clothes and shoes that we see in the magazines and on television are not actually true to face. Majority of the models cannot even fit into that...
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...workplace allows the employees to accept, appreciate, acknowledge, respect, and celebrate the differences of all the people with regard to race, age, sex, sexual preference, and physical and mental ability. Globalization in today’s business world means interacting with people from all over there world with different cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds. The U.S. population is forever changing, which makes the diversity within this company change (Green, Lopez, Wysocki, & Kepner, 2012). a. What are the demographic changes? • Women in the workplace The workforce of today’s levels of employment has obtained the highest level of involvement ever by women. An increase in two incomes within a family and single mothers who work has been seen in today’s market because of the change in family structure. Diversity issues are seen in all races and gender with fewer mean and women in traditional family roles (Green, Lopez, Wysocki, & Kepner, 2012). • Organizational Restructuring Downsizing and outsourcing are resulting in significant changes in organizations. The impact of globalization and technology are changing work practices with trends that lean towards lengthen working hours. Many reorganizations cause less people within an organization doing more work than before (Green, Lopez, Wysocki, & Kepner, 2012). • Legislation Discrimination with the workplace is illegal because of Federal and State equal opportunity legislation. The Federal and State laws protect the employees’ and the...
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...Women and their route to success: could the barriers be completely broken down? Ginna Munoz Molloy College Abstract Undoubtedly women have made extraordinary strides from the standpoint of their careers. It is now possible to see a woman running companies and occupying the most prestigious positions worldwide. However, the representation of women in business is still low in comparison with men. On one hand, many researches provide evidences of the existence of different types of discrimination against women, and on the other hand, some studies show a positive and promising panorama for women. Nowadays, women are seen as the core of the economy and it is possible that within a generation a majority of working wives will outearn their husbands. These researches provide solid foundations to think that the barriers affecting women negatively could be broken. Nevertheless, the most value stride women can achieve is to change the vision about themselves so that new female generations grow without the stereotypes that currently prevent them from succeeding. Women and their route to success: could the barriers be completely broken down? Over recent decades women have made clear strides professionally. Today it is possible to see women performing in fields and taking on positions previously blocked for them. Nevertheless, the representation of women in the business world is still very small in comparison with that of men. There is evidence that women continue to face barriers...
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...Innovative Capabilities Jillian Newes OI/370 8/10/2015 Anthony Barnes Innovative Capabilities Ameriprise Financial works one on one with millions of clients to help them put more dreams within reach. The company has withstood recessions, depressions, downturns and panics and has only grown stronger in over 115 years in service. They are the leaders in innovation and adapting to change and it shows in their ability to stay at the top of their competitors. There are still areas for innovation and Ameriprise is a company that adapts and changes on a daily basis whether it is through updating software, advising clients on stock market changes, or adapting to always changing federal laws in the financial world. Current Innovative Capabilities Ameriprise Financial strives to be a supreme provider of retail financial services. The key is in the relationship advisors have with clients. It is centered on complete financial planning and advice. These relationships are developed and strengthened over many years. Ameriprise works with many generations of families because they appreciate the value and peace of mind Ameriprise offers over a lifetime. Their growth strategy is simple but also very powerful. This strategy is to serve more clients who are collecting capital and transitioning to retirement, deepen relationships with existing clients through complete advice and solutions, and further develop the advisor’s value proposition to continue to build...
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...humiliation. The wise remain unshaken under all vicissitudes of life, like the solid rock that withstands the buffering of wind, unmoved. The ordinary people tend to be shaken by the changing vicissitudes of life.when something goes wrong, they are depressed. When things go well, they are elated. But, the wise are unshaken, whatever the fortune they face. It is said that the people in generally face eight kinds of vicissitudes : (1) gain (2) loss (3) neglect (4) attention (5) humiliation (6) praise (7) pleasure (8) Pain. These eight are described as the eight vicissitudes of life. The ordinary masses are shaken by these vicissitudes, but the wise remain unshaken by them. The wise ones are aware of the changing nature of the world; in response they remain unmoved by it. The wise person considers the circumstances carefully and notes that they are subject to fluctuations. His mind is not shaken by good fortune.nor he is depressed by misfortune. Analysis: According to me, nothing in this world is permanent, everything changes, if we are going through bad a phase or a good phase we should treat them equally. We should accept whatever comes our way with big heart. It is said that “The darkest hour is just before the Dawn”, So if our time is bad it is going to change soon and vice versa. We should keep our mind in balance. We should take the praise and critics with equality. Praise will encourage us to do things well at workplaces while...
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...dissonance created in the mind of the smoker should be enough to protect them from temptation...
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...Women face greater challenges at the workplace. Do you agree or disagree? Write an essay, giving reasons to support your viewpoint. A photograph recently caught my attention. It was a mother carrying her 18 month old daughter in one hand and a document in the other. What’s special about it? She is a member of the European Parliament, Licia Ronzulli, and this photograph was taken when she was addressing the parliament. This epitomizes modern motherhood, and takes multitasking to new dimensions. Just stringing together the two words “women” and “workplace” automatically conjures the third word in our mind- “Challenge”. But as work places are constantly evolving, what one perceives as a challenge is indeed changing. A few decades ago nurse , receptionist or secretary was all a working woman could aspire to be. Any woman who dreamed beyond was ridiculed and her integrity was questioned. Corporates viewed women as weaker and less committed than male counterparts. “Lady Candidates Need Not Apply”- was the common last line in job advertisements. Those 5 words in a ‘TELCO’ advertisement sparked Sudha Murthy to send the famous postcard to JRD Tata in 1974 saying “I am surprised how a company such as Telco is discriminating on the basis of gender”. When I first walked through TML factory, I wondered how Sudha would have felt 37 years before, knowing that hers were the first feminine footsteps there. Did she possibly know then that she had taken a giant leap for her kind in TELCO...
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...Improving Communication and Diversity at Huzzah Valley Kaitlynne Forbes Western Governors University A. Introduction/Abstract Due to our ever changing culture and diversity, the United States has become commonly referred to as the “melting pot.” Every day this country is becoming more and more diverse and acceptant of other cultures. This is becoming more and more prominent in the workforce as well. Not only are people from all around the globe able find work in the United States, but women are also becoming more dominant in the workforce. Although there is still a lot of speculation as to whether or not women and men are getting equal treatment and pay, many women today are finding themselves suffering from little to no discrimination in the workplace. In today’s society, people also tend to stay in the labor force longer. Recent studies show that more elderly people are working longer than in previous years. With more women, elderly, and culturally diverse people working, communication between workers can become quite challenging. Therefore, it is important to practice improving communication abilities in the company through the application of diversity skills (Linn, 2013). A.1. Demographic Changes One demographic change that we see regularly today is the work force becoming more culturally diverse. Every year the numbers of culturally diverse employees are growing more and more. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by race, Caucasians made up...
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...equipped with both technical and interpersonal skills in order to thrive in today’s business world. These skills include leadership, motivation, team work, conflict-resolution abilities and an understanding of diversity and diversity management. Today’s work population is constantly changing; we encounter different people from all walks of life. As a result there is more interaction among people from diverse cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds than ever before. Maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity has become an important issue in the field of management. According to some experts “Diversity can have two competing perspectives. The first perspective embraces the “information value of diversity” and the importance of “celebrating our differences”. The second perspective believes that diversity contributes to conflict because “similarity attracts” and therefore, it is best not to draw attention to diversity and instead emphasize that as human beings our commonalities far outweigh our differences. The first perspective argues for customization, while the second advocates for homogenization. Whatever your perspective, the facts remain the same; today’s work population is changing and with any change comes both challenges and opportunities for organizations and their leaders. Diversity Management is a combination of programs, policies and activities that support an environment wherein employee differences are valued and integrated into each part of the organization's...
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...Annotated Bibliography: Women’s Rights Introduction: This paper looks at maternity leave in the U.S. and discusses both pros and cons to leave policies and the difficulties women have in the workplace as it relates to maternity leave. Maternity leave is a big issue in this country. Many political aspects to this issue are being dealt with and the hope is that women will benefit from the awareness of changing maternity leave policies throughout the U.S. Eight articles were reviewed and summarized in the annotated bibliographies below. These articles were found using the databases that were discussed. We chose these sources because they had to do with the idea of women’s rights involving maternity leave. The sources are put into three subheadings. The first subheading is The Family and Medical Leave Act, which talks about what rights women have concerning maternity leave. The second subheading is the Effects of Childbirth, which discusses the problems with childbirth. The third subheading is Changing the System, which talks about why the system should be changed and the benefits that come with changing it. Annotations: The Family and Medical Leave Act Kaufman, Gayle, Clare Lyonette, and Rosemary Crompton. "POST-BIRTH EMPLOYMENT LEAVE AMONG FATHERS IN BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES." Fathering 8.3 (2010): 321-40. ProQuest. Web. 5 Oct. 2015. This study compares the policies of paternity leave in the United States and in Britain. Studies show a positive correlation with father...
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...Communication: Disney Princesses Evolve Over Time Women have been around since the beginning of time, and have been stereotyped towards having “weaker natures and bodies” and “silly and emotional desires”. The women in the classic Walt Disney films are no exception to this criticism. But there is a saving grace. As women in real life have changed over time, our counterparts in fantasy film animation have also changed. The classic Walt Disney Princesses have therefore evolved through, and with, the media. After thinking back on what made Disney such a huge hit and major part of all of our lives, one answer came to mind: The Disney Princesses. Walt Disney and the Disney Company started out with young and beautiful Snow White, and then eventually moving onto the long line of famous Disney heroines such as Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan, and many more to recent date. There have been so many princesses (and other strong heroines) added to the Disney list, but has anyone ever thought of how these princesses have changed over time, or how they have evolved due to how women in real life are represented in the media today? Before I go into any more on the Princesses themselves, I first need to explain what events and stereotypes have made the basis for the Disney Princesses of the past, and even the for the women of the past, due to how the media and others have portrayed them. According to girlsinc.com, “women have more opportunities and face different challenges”...
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...a psychological weakness on many women’s state of mind and physical well-being. On average people spend in excess of seven billion dollars per year on plastic surgery. The obsession American women have come to believe is normal concerning their physical beauty drives women to plastic surgeons by the millions each year. Women like Selma Hayek, Pamela Anderson, and Dolly Parton are all in essence physical role models for the average woman. Many companies have created products that are used to enhance the female physic from the inside out. This writing will explore the lengths a company will go to in order to gain profit from women who are desperate to enhance their physical appearance. In addition, the ethical practices of a certain company that were set aside to maintain revenues and side step litigation are examined within this paper. The Dow Corning Corporation was once thought to be a stellar company in terms of its ethical business practices. The Dow Corning Corporation was established in 1897 by a Canadian Chemist named Herbert Henry Dow (Dow Corning Breast Implants, 2011). Dow Corning Corporation rapidly became one of the few major manufacturing producers that made silicone products. Considering the fact that the Dow Corning Corporation is the second largest manufacturer of chemicals in the world and the greatest producer of plastic products; logically, the offering of silicone breast implants was inevitable when women began seeking reconstructive and enhancement surgery...
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...living, an individual has to work. People all around the world are working in different jobs just to make a living. Their jobs vary as opposed to type, pay, environment, and many other factors. However, over the years these factors have been changing due to the economy. According to Sweet and Meiksins in Changing Contours of Work, the old economy represents the various ways of assigning and structuring work that developed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution through the mid-20th century. Systems that were built around mass production, gender divisions of labor, unionized labor, and a variety of other enduring workplace practices were included in that economy. The United States was a major, and dominating force in the old economy. On the other hand, the idea of the new economy is questioning the nature of work whether it has changed, or not, and to what degree these changes are affecting lives on and off the job. There have been new jobs, new workers, and new work designs that are changing some of the ways of performing work, by whom, and the returns received. However, there are still some features of the old economy that tend to be permanent and dominated in the new economy from the old one. An example of that as mentioned in the book “Changing Contours of Work” would be old business that moved from the developed world to emerging economies; the job type did not change, but the people performing these jobs have changed. However, the workplace of today has been different than what...
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...offered creative solutions. She was striving to bring more females into the field of technology and to Google in order to balance the working atmosphere and to create an environment where women and men can equally share their ideas. We will point out and analyze the major issues presented in the Marissa Mayer’s case, and evaluate how effective her ideas were and how the need for integrating women into the workforce will become beneficial to Google. She said, “…I think you build a better product for a mixed gender audience if you have a mixed gender team.” Marissa Mayer was also very successful at advocating the empowerment of women inside and outside of Google. She was calling all the young girls to embrace their inner geek, and promising them that they can stay “feminine” working in the technology field. Identification Google is one of the fastest-growing companies in the world which had turned a $1.5 million investment into $209 billion and had never encountered any problems recruiting the best of the best, but what appeared to be a major problem at Google is the small fraction of women engineers. Marissa Mayer, who holds a very important position at Google, believed it was a missed opportunity and that it was a recruitment problem since there were simply no people focused on recruiting women engineers. Mayer’s colleagues, Larry Page, who was CEO at that time, and Sergey Brin also felt that this is a...
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...business or personal expenses. The ability of these applicants, who otherwise would have never been approved, to gain the funding through microcredit loans has had a remarkable impact globally. Heads are turned, and many ask the question “Could microfinance be the solution to help end poverty?” Historically, many businesses have faced difficulty with applying for a loan. Bankers are renowned for requiring a huge amount of paperwork and proof of income, insurance, etc. This can be a time consuming and stressful process. Some investors expect that the company asking for the loan will be unable to provide the documents that are required and therefore will be denied. While lenders are able to adjust such details as interest rates and length terms for their own benefit, they are hesitant to take an applicant that will put the repayment at risk. The economic shifts have had an impact on the lives of people worldwide. Small companies are unable to support the cost of staying open and many eventually go out of business. It is quite expensive in this current time to keep the lights on, much less pay employees a fair wage and provide benefits. It takes money to make money. The problem is, many people do not have access to money. The microfinance movement began with the work of Dr. Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh in the late 1970s, spreading rapidly to other developing countries. Most early...
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