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The article ‘Women and the global Economy’ is about the discrimination and disadvantages faced by women continue to be pervasive in work place. Most women’s right as human rights can not be treated equally. In the process of globalization, some women have gained greater opportunities, including some non-traditional jobs, but there are still many women get more negatively affects than men. There are three main factors affect discrimination. Firstly, in currently human resources environment, male and female are difficulty to be equal in value realization. Women’s physiological characteristics like pregnancy reduce their labor capacity; they also need time to taking care of child. In addition, women are expected to take more responsibility in their family. Secondly, from the financial cost, many labor capacities do not like taking this social responsibility. The maternity leave will bring inconvenient to the capacity, and employer should take time to training new staff. Thirdly, the effects of traditional view cause women be a housewife, then women’s work ability is evaluated lower than men’s, but it is a mistaken notion. There are some disadvantages of gender discrimination. It ignores the rule of social fairness and damages social harmony. Secondly, fair market principles are broken by discrimination. Lots of labor resource is wasted, especially women have higher education. The harsh employment will effects more women give up further education even make lower social status for women. In the article, there are some measures can be taken to protect women’s right. In future, more and better jobs can promoted for women, more media is hoped to focus on violations of worker’s rights and particular assistance should be given for the gender equality provisions in codes of conduct by public and private sector corporations.

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