The Factors That Exacerbate Women’S Experience of Stigma in the Workplace
Gender Discrimination and the Wage Gap in Developed Countries
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- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220110.037How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Gender Discrimination; Stigma; Wage Gap; Developed countries
- Abstract
This essay reviews factors exacerbating women’s experience of stigma in the workplace to explain the gender discrimination in Europe, which gives rise to a lasting wage gap. Firstly, various forms of gender discrimination are discussed based on previous research, and academic literature will be reviewed. Gender stigma in the workplace will be explored ranging from the motherhood penalty, low employment of females, especially child-bearing age to bias derived from traditional gender norms and politics. Secondly, career impedances such as ‘Glass ceiling’, ‘sticky floor’, and occupational discrimination are discussed from the economic perspective. This research review fills the absence of discussion around gender discrimination in developed countries, arguing that gender discrimination at workplaces stems from numerous factors at multiple levels, offering a legitimate foundation for policymakers to put further efforts to deal with the problem.
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Wangxinran Hou AU - Yuyan Qin AU - Xingyu Wang AU - Yunhan Wang PY - 2022 DA - 2022/01/28 TI - The Factors That Exacerbate Women’S Experience of Stigma in the Workplace BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 191 EP - 196 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220110.037 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220110.037 ID - Hou2022 ER -