{"id":1018,"date":"2022-06-18T20:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T20:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/global-pen-friends\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2022-06-27T08:56:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T08:56:38","slug":"gender-equality-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/global-pen-friends\/gender-equality-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender equality in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/global-pen-friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/indcongo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/global-pen-friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/indcongo.png 567w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/global-pen-friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/indcongo-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/global-pen-friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/indcongo-400x122.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\">Correspondence between <strong>Satyapriya Mitra<\/strong> (Student in Financial Management, Xavier Institute of Social Science) and <strong>Naomi Nabami<\/strong> (Social Sciences: conflicts and mediation, Universit\u00e9 Catholique de Bukavu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dear Naomi,<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope you are doing well. First of all, I would like to say that I am very excited to have this conversation with you about the gender bias that us women face every day especially in the workplace even in today\u2019s era. Thanks to the evolution of technology, women across the globe can now raise their voices and put forth their ideas and beliefs and make the world a better place for our sisters who are not fortunate enough to do it themselves. I remember this quote I stumbled upon by Maya Angelou \u201cEach time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel that our topics of discussion align so well with each other, while I want to discuss the gender bias in the workplace, why and how it happens, and how it affects an individual, you chose to discuss whether social stereotypes of women hinder their development and integration into public management which can be seen as a further extension of my topic. In this letter, I would put down my thoughts on the gender bias in the workplace and I would really like you to revert with your thoughts on your topic so that we can come on the same page regarding both of our counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had read in an article of Mint by Nandita Mathur that wrote \u201885% of Indian working women claim that they have missed out on raises, promotions or work offers because of their gender.\u2019 The article also mentions that about two-thirds of working women and working mothers say they faced discrimination at work due to familial and household responsibilities. While companies are hiring more and more women in their workforce every day in the name of diversity, my question is whether they are doing this just because they have to in the name of social acceptance of the company, or do they actually want to abolish the social stigma against women\u2019s right to work? Yes, I know my last sentence sounds antiquated but trust me it is not. Social stigma against working women exists even today and that too in many countries. The thought that women are meant to be working only for their households is primordial. There have been various reports that indicated the gender gap prevalent in the Indian corporate world. In India, data from the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) shows that the percentage of women working in finance, insurance, real estate, and business services, which includes information technology services, is only 13.4% across rural and urban populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the data and numbers that reports regularly show in the country\u2019s statistics, but they don\u2019t show you the real struggle and pain the women face because of these discriminations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me tell you a story about this woman that I know very closely who has been in the field of education for a long time. She belongs to a good family, well educated, even more, educated than some of her colleagues, and yet she has been subjected to discrimination at her workplace more than once. Sometimes she has been demeaned in front of others directly and sometimes indirectly. She has been admonished at her workplace because she had to attend to a family emergency once. She tells me about the double standard that exists in such places, she reiterated how the men in her workplace get to take leave for lame reasons and no one admonishes them, and yet when she informed her family about the emergency she was ridiculed by her fellow colleagues.&nbsp; But it feels great to see that whenever a woman is pushed down, she somehow ends up soaring even higher. She is beloved by her students, respected by her female colleagues, and admired by the staff of the institution. And this is what all the women in our country do, we fight, and we keep on fighting. I know another woman who works in a completely different field and when I asked her \u201chave you ever been subjected to gender bias at your workplaces, having worked at some of the most reputed organizations in the country where there are supposedly \u201cbetter work culture?\u201d, her reply was simply \u201cOf course, I have faced gender bias at my workplaces.\u201d She said it so casually that it made me wonder if it is so common that women feel it is a part of their everyday life. And if so, then why? Are these women less educated? Or do they earn less? Or do they lack talent? The answer does not matter, it does not matter if they are educated or uneducated, talented or not, whether they earn less or more than their fellow colleagues, there will always be prejudice against our gender, making us feel lesser than others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how do we prepare ourselves as future working women in such a prejudiced world? How do we prove ourselves that we are no lesser than anyone else without having to scream at the top of our voices, we end up doing more than the other gender and yet we get less in return, and I am not talking about the pay differences that exist in the industry, that is a different topic for a different time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;I would like to leave these three questions for you to ponder upon and revert to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is your country\u2019s condition somewhat similar, better, or worse than ours? If you feel it is worse, I would like to know why you think so?<\/li><li>How do you feel your topic of choice is related to what I wrote in my letter?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Is there any famous feminist group or society or individual in your country who works for the cause of gender equality? And if yes, would you mind sharing some of their works with me?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope to hear from you soon,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yours truly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Satyapriya Mitra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ranchi,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18th April 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ch\u00e8re Satyapriya,<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>J\u2019esp\u00e8re que vous allez bien. Je m\u2019appelle Nabami Naomi, une jeune Congolaise de 22 ans. Je viens de finir mon cursus universitaire \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Catholique de Bukavu en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo, dans le domaine de Conflits et M\u00e9diation. Je suis tr\u00e8s ravie de faire votre connaissance et c\u2019est avec beaucoup d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat que j\u2019ai lu votre lettre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Je suis dans le regret d\u2019apprendre que les femmes font face aux m\u00eames d\u00e9fis dans nos pays respectifs. Il est vrai que l\u2019\u00e9volution technologique est un aspect qui contribue \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9mancipation de la femme dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 actuelle. Les nouveaux m\u00e9dias, les r\u00e9seaux sociaux offrent \u00e0 la femme l\u2019espace et la libert\u00e9 de s\u2019exprimer. Ce qui n\u2019\u00e9tait pas le cas il y a quelques d\u00e9cennies. Internet est devenu le lieu par excellence pour v\u00e9hiculer son opinion et cela peu importe son genre. Chaque internaute a donc ainsi la capacit\u00e9 de populariser son point de vue. Mais qu\u2019\u00e0 cela ne tienne, les st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes et pr\u00e9jug\u00e9s au sujet de la femme continuent de freiner son \u00e9mancipation enti\u00e8re, surtout dans le milieu professionnel. Ces st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes sont fond\u00e9s sur la religion et la culture traditionnelle qui pr\u00f4nent que la femme est un \u00eatre incomplet et incapable qui a toujours besoin d\u2019un homme qui la dirige et la guide. Dans certains milieux, cela est tr\u00e8s prononc\u00e9, l\u2019on va m\u00eame jusqu\u2019\u00e0 consid\u00e9rer que la femme est un enfant \u00e9ternel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En effet, je tenais \u00e0 parler des st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes sexistes \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard de la femme en milieu professionnel, car moi-m\u00eame du haut de mon jeune \u00e2ge, j\u2019en ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 si pas victime directe alors t\u00e9moin d\u2019une discrimination contre la femme pour l\u2019unique raison de son sexe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans mon pays, la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo, il est courant de voir une femme recevoir un moindre salaire par rapport \u00e0 un homme ayant le m\u00eame dipl\u00f4me qu\u2019elle et pour le m\u00eame travail accompli. La raison en est que la femme n\u2019a pas autant des responsabilit\u00e9s que l\u2019homme et donc elle ne peut \u00eatre pay\u00e9e de la m\u00eame fa\u00e7on que lui. Souvent les postes \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9s ne sont pas confi\u00e9s aux femmes sous pr\u00e9texte qu\u2019elles ne savent pas prendre des d\u00e9cisions. \u00ab&nbsp;Elles ont toujours besoin d\u2019un homme qui les dirige, un homme qui sera la t\u00eate tant dans le foyer qu\u2019au travail.&nbsp;\u00bb Pourtant, Angela Merkel, l\u2019ancienne chanceli\u00e8re allemande, est l\u2019exemple concret que la femme peut prendre de grandes d\u00e9cisions et diriger une aussi grande que l\u2019Allemagne. D\u2019heureuse m\u00e9moire, Dona Beatrice Kimpa Vita est \u00e9galement, une femme qui a marqu\u00e9 l\u2019histoire de l\u2019Afrique centrale par son leadership et sa volont\u00e9 d\u2019unifier l\u2019ancien empire Kongo par le biais d\u2019un christianisme africain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malgr\u00e9 que l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 des hommes et des femmes ainsi que l\u2019\u00e9limination de toutes les formes des discriminations contre la femme demeurent parmi les objectifs fondamentaux de l\u2019ONU et particuli\u00e8rement de l\u2019Organisation Internationale du Travail (OIT), il est triste de constater que dans plusieurs pays des femmes continuent encore d\u2019\u00eatre victimes du non-respect de leurs droits fondamentaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ici, je me r\u00e9f\u00e8re aux exemples que vous avez mentionn\u00e9s dans votre lettre. Et qui m\u2019ont laiss\u00e9 sans voix. La situation des femmes dans notre pays est quasi similaire \u00e0 celle de votre pays. La constitution de la RDC pr\u00e9voit de beaux textes sur l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 entre hommes et femmes mais qui ne sont pas toujours mis en application. Ce qui fait que dans la pratique, les femmes font face \u00e0 plusieurs obstacles li\u00e9s \u00e0 leur sexe au travail contrairement aux hommes. L\u2019on penserait que si ces textes ne sont pas respect\u00e9s, l\u2019une des raisons serait la volont\u00e9 politique des hommes qui sont majoritairement des hommes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le harc\u00e8lement sexuel en milieu professionnel devient de plus en plus courant \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard des femmes dans mon pays. Je cite ici l\u2019exemple d\u2019une de mes amies qui a r\u00e9cemment postul\u00e9 dans une entreprise publique. Son dossier \u00e9tait impressionnant et son CV de m\u00eame, du coup elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 retenue pour passer un entretien avec le charg\u00e9 du personnel de l\u2019entreprise. Apr\u00e8s son entretien, le charg\u00e9 du personnel lui a clairement demand\u00e9 de s\u2019offrir \u00e0 lui physiquement car c\u2019est la derni\u00e8re \u00e9tape pour qu\u2019une fille obtienne un boulot. Elle devait donc en plus, avoir des rapports sexuels avec le monsieur pour \u00eatre engag\u00e9e malgr\u00e9 le fait que son dossier \u00e9tait complet et qu\u2019elle avait r\u00e9ussi le test. Evidemment que je lui avais demand\u00e9 pourquoi elle ne l\u2019avait pas d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 cette injustice. Elle m\u2019a dit qu\u2019elle avait essay\u00e9 mais qu\u2019elle n\u2019a pas eu gain de cause, car les tenants de la justice ont eu du mal \u00e0 la croire. C\u2019\u00e9tait sa parole contre celle du monsieur. Je pense qu\u2019on devrait envisager la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019un mouvement \u00e0 l\u2019exemple de \u00ab&nbsp;Me too&nbsp;\u00bb aux Etats-Unis lanc\u00e9 en 2007 par Tarana Burke pour d\u00e9noncer les violences sexuelles et le harc\u00e8lement sexuel, notamment \u00e0 l\u2019endroit des minorit\u00e9s. Ce qui permettrait aux femmes de ne plus garder le silence face \u00e0 ces genres d\u2019abus et rendre publics les harceleurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mon sujet concorde avec ce que vous avez \u00e9crit dans votre lettre dans le cadre o\u00f9 nous traitons des pr\u00e9jug\u00e9s sexistes \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard des femmes dans le milieu professionnel. La particularit\u00e9 de mon sujet est que je veux montrer dans quel sens cela peut devenir un frein au d\u00e9veloppement. Car \u00e9carter la femme dans la gestion publique sous pr\u00e9texte qu\u2019elle est faible, qu\u2019elle ne peut pas, ou que sa place est la cuisine ne contribuera jamais \u00e0 faire avancer un pays. Ecarter la femme c\u2019est \u00e9carter une potentialit\u00e9 qui pourrait contribuer au d\u00e9veloppement de la RDC. Puisque les femmes ont autant de potentiel que les hommes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cependant, il est heureux de constater que pour la premi\u00e8re fois dans l\u2019histoire de la RDC, une femme, Malangu Kabedi Mbuyi, a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9e le 30 juin dernier, Gouverneure de la Banque Centrale du Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il existe plusieurs groupes qui \u0153uvrent pour l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes, en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo et plus particuli\u00e8rement dans la province du Sud-Kivu o\u00f9 je r\u00e9side. A ce titre, je peux citer l\u2019Association des Femmes des M\u00e9dias (AFEM). Cette organisation non gouvernementale regroupe les femmes professionnelles des m\u00e9dias et a pour mission d\u2019\u0153uvrer pour la promotion de la femme congolaise et la d\u00e9fense de ses droits \u00e0 travers les m\u00e9dias. AFEM permet aux femmes victimes des violences sexuelles de pouvoir s\u2019exprimer via leur espace m\u00e9diatique.&nbsp; Voici l\u2019une de leurs \u0153uvres&nbsp;: <a href=\"https:\/\/mamaradio.info\/bukavu-afem-kjn-wipc-et-des-autorites-locales-evaluent-le-plan-daction-national-de-la-resolution-1325\/\">https:\/\/mamaradio.info\/bukavu-afem-kjn-wipc-et-des-autorites-locales-evaluent-le-plan-daction-national-de-la-resolution-1325\/<\/a> et sur Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/afemsk\/\">https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/afemsk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sur ce, je voudrais savoir, ch\u00e8re Satyapriya&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Vous est-il d\u00e9j\u00e0 arriv\u00e9 d\u2019\u00eatre personnellement victime d\u2019un pr\u00e9jug\u00e9 sexiste qui vous ait emp\u00each\u00e9 d\u2019acc\u00e9der \u00e0 telle ou telle autre opportunit\u00e9&nbsp;? si oui, pouvez-vous m\u2019en parler&nbsp;?<\/li><li>Le harc\u00e8lement sexuel en milieu professionnel existe-t-il dans votre pays&nbsp;?<\/li><li>Que faites-vous \u00e0 votre niveau pour lutter personnellement contre l\u2019in\u00e9galit\u00e9 des sexes et les pr\u00e9jug\u00e9s sexistes&nbsp;?<\/li><li>S\u2019il existe quelconque organisation qui \u0153uvre dans le combat pour le respect des droits de la femme ou dans la th\u00e9matique du sexe transitionnel, pouvez-vous me partager leurs \u0153uvres qui vous semblent int\u00e9ressantes&nbsp;?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans l\u2019attente de vos nouvelles, je vous souhaite ch\u00e8re Satyapriya tout le meilleur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Votre nouvelle amie congolaise,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nabami Naomi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bukavu,&nbsp;21 mai 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dear Naomi,<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, I would like to apologize for the delay as I have been busy with our final examinations of PGDM. I would also like to inform you with a happy heart that I am now graduated and am accredited with Gold Medal by our college. Another achievement in the bag of a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your letter. It was so interesting to see things from your point of view. I am also very sorry to hear that you have been a victim of discrimination against women. I am appalled to read about your friend, although this is a very common and recurring theme with women at workplaces. This is absolutely nauseating and unacceptable. We read about them every day, we listen to such kinds of stories often and yet we are so helpless when these things happen to our close ones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish our government were more functional and stricter against these things. But it is just a wish, and I honestly don\u2019t have much hope for it to be fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I agree wholeheartedly with you that dismissing women on the pretext that they are weak will never let a country and its economy develop. We are the heart and soul of a nation. A nation that treats its women wrong cannot progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found out about the organizations that you shared with me. It feels good to know that there are people who are working with all their might towards this objective. I also hope that more and more people understand the gravity of this and contribute toward women\u2019s holistic development in their nations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I go on to answer your questions, there is one thing that I would like to add to this letter. I know we women are victims in all of this, but we should never think of ourselves as victims. We women should band together against this evil. I have known and seen women who pull other women down. And this should never be the case. We should always push each other upwards and not the other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer your first question, I feel blessed to say that I have never faced any such prejudices in my life. Although, I have seen my near and dear ones face such things. I believe that the people I have met in my life, especially the male, are respectful towards the other gender. I hope by saying this I don\u2019t jinx myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming to your next question, yes, sexual harassment in workplaces is very common in our country and almost in all the industries that exist in our country. I have seen various committees that are established in the organizations to address this issue. I don\u2019t know how effective these committees are in reality. There might be two scenarios that exist in big and reputed organizations in our countries. The first is that the cases are few and hence not very heard of and the second case might be that these cases are hidden from the public to maintain the reputation of the organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was this movement that raised an uproar a few years ago in India. It was called the \u2018Me too Movement\u2019. Women from various fields and various parts of the nation were telling their stories of sexual harassment. But soon the voices calmed down. The current situation is not much better as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At last, I would like to share with you the work of a few organizations in India that work for women\u2019s rights as per your request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few links that you can peruse to find out about these NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-giveindia-039-s-blog wp-block-embed-giveindia-039-s-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.giveindia.org\/blog\/10-ngos-for-women-you-should-support-for-women-rights\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-borgen-project wp-block-embed-the-borgen-project\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FRFn4OvRWs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borgenproject.org\/5-organizations-fighting-for-womens-empowerment-in-india\/\">5 Organizations Fighting for Women\u2019s Empowerment in India<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;5 Organizations Fighting for Women\u2019s Empowerment in India&#8221; &#8212; The Borgen Project\" src=\"https:\/\/borgenproject.org\/5-organizations-fighting-for-womens-empowerment-in-india\/embed\/#?secret=8vU5u9OZGl#?secret=FRFn4OvRWs\" data-secret=\"FRFn4OvRWs\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also few organizations that work for the trans people in our country, and it makes me feel so great that our country is now evolving and broadening its thinking. Here are a few links where you can find out about such groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-yeh-hai-india wp-block-embed-yeh-hai-india\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/yehaindia.com\/transgender-community-in-india-ngos-working-for-them\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-feminism-in-india wp-block-embed-feminism-in-india\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9vkqsx5LA1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feminisminindia.com\/2018\/04\/03\/4-lbt-organisations-india-listicle\/\">4 LBT Organisations In India We Should Know About<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;4 LBT Organisations In India We Should Know About&#8221; &#8212; Feminism in India\" src=\"https:\/\/feminisminindia.com\/2018\/04\/03\/4-lbt-organisations-india-listicle\/embed\/#?secret=J1h03Z9nXj#?secret=9vkqsx5LA1\" data-secret=\"9vkqsx5LA1\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is always a pleasure reading your letters and I hope that we stay in touch in the future as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best Regards,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Satyapriya Mitra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ranchi,&nbsp;1st June 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ch\u00e8re Mitra,<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Je suis tr\u00e8s heureuse d\u2019\u00eatre en correspondance avec toi sur un th\u00e8me qui me tient particuli\u00e8rement \u00e0 c\u0153ur, \u00e0 savoir les st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes sexistes en milieu professionnel. Et j\u2019en profite pour te f\u00e9liciter pour ta m\u00e9daille d\u2019or et ton dipl\u00f4me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Je te remercie pour toutes les nouvelles connaissances que je viens d\u2019acqu\u00e9rir sur ton pays et sur le quotidien des femmes indiennes ainsi que des personnes transgenres en milieu professionnel particuli\u00e8rement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cependant, je voudrais t\u2019expliquer en des termes on ne peut plus clairs ce que j\u2019entends personnellement par sexisme. Le sexisme est une attitude de discrimination fond\u00e9e sur le sexe. Il peut \u00eatre \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9gard de la femme tout comme \u00e0 celui de l\u2019homme. Tout d\u00e9pendamment du contexte et de l\u2019environnement dans lequel on se trouve. N\u00e9anmoins, tr\u00e8s souvent dans la pratique, quand on parle de sexisme c\u2019est pour relever la discrimination contre la femme.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En milieu professionnel, cela est encore plus r\u00e9current d\u2019autant plus que ce sexisme se fonde sur plusieurs st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes ancr\u00e9s dans les syst\u00e8mes de nos soci\u00e9t\u00e9s. Ces st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes qui sont des caricatures soci\u00e9tales se veulent l\u2019incarnation et ou la d\u00e9finition de ce que c\u2019est d\u2019\u00eatre vraiment une \u00ab&nbsp;fille&nbsp;\u00bb ou un \u00ab&nbsp;gar\u00e7on&nbsp;\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans mon pays, la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo, c\u2019est d\u00e8s les bas-\u00e2ges qu\u2019au petit gar\u00e7on, on r\u00e9p\u00e8te \u00e0 maintes reprises des phrases du genre&nbsp;: \u00ab&nbsp;un gar\u00e7on ne pleure pas, un gar\u00e7on ne fait pas la cuisine, un gar\u00e7on ne joue pas \u00e0 la poup\u00e9e, un gar\u00e7on excelle en math\u00e9matiques, un gar\u00e7on est fort, un gar\u00e7on dirige, etc.&nbsp;\u00bb Et d\u2019autre part, \u00e0 la petite fille on dira&nbsp;: \u00ab&nbsp;une fille aime les enfants, une fille fait la cuisine, une fille dresse et d\u00e9barrasse la table, une fille fait la vaisselle et le rangement dans la maison, une fille ne court pas, une fille est sensible, une fille \u00e9vite de prendre la parole en public, une fille ne s\u2019impose pas, une fille se soumet \u00e0 l\u2019autorit\u00e9, une fille privil\u00e9giera sa famille au d\u00e9triment de sa carri\u00e8re, etc.&nbsp;\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imaginez un peu ce qu\u2019il en sera une fois que ces enfants deviendront adultes. Ces phrases qui semblent innocentes et peut-\u00eatre m\u00eame insignifiantes jouent un grand r\u00f4le dans la formation de personnalit\u00e9 des filles comme des gar\u00e7ons. Les enfants grandissent en ayant un sentiment de \u00ab&nbsp;devoir-\u00eatre&nbsp;\u00bb inscrit dans les sch\u00e9mas trac\u00e9s par le patriarcat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans ce contexte, ces st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes ne font qu\u2019entretenir \u00e0 grand feu les in\u00e9galit\u00e9s hommes-femmes. Elles donnent naissance \u00e0 des biais genr\u00e9s qui influent sur le quotidien de l\u2019enfant, son orientation scolaire jusqu\u2019\u00e0 sa vie professionnelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est \u00e0 ce titre que la docteure en neurosciences, Marie Lacroix affirme qu\u2019une diff\u00e9rence structurelle c\u00e9r\u00e9brale entre les sexes n\u2019impliquent en rien des diff\u00e9rences en termes de capacit\u00e9s cognitives. Et donc, autant un homme peut \u00eatre astronaute, une femme le peut \u00e9galement. Et autant qu\u2019une femme peut \u00eatre nounou, un homme le peut \u00e9galement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malgr\u00e9 le fait que plusieurs textes de lois reviennent sur l\u2019abolition des in\u00e9galit\u00e9s sexistes dans l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019emploi, dans le paiement de salaire, dans la promotion professionnelle, etc. il est triste de constater que cela demeure d\u2019actualit\u00e9 de fa\u00e7on plus ou moins tacite&nbsp;; les femmes subissent beaucoup de pression du recrutement \u00e0 l\u2019exercice effectif du travail. L\u2019on remarque qu\u2019il y a toujours une sous-repr\u00e9sentation des femmes aux postes haut-plac\u00e9s et leur surrepr\u00e9sentation aux postes \u00e0 temps partiel, ainsi que l\u2019in\u00e9galit\u00e9 salariale (les femmes recevant un peu moins que les hommes pour le m\u00eame type de travail accompli, \u00e0 dipl\u00f4mes \u00e9gaux et comp\u00e9tences \u00e9gales). Ceci se passe actuellement en France, un pays parmi les plus d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s et o\u00f9 les f\u00e9ministes m\u00e8nent des luttes tr\u00e8s acharn\u00e9es.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Quand bien m\u00eame les parcours scolaires et universitaires des femmes n\u2019ont cess\u00e9 de s\u2019am\u00e9liorer jusqu\u2019\u00e0 d\u00e9passer ceux des hommes, leurs statuts hi\u00e9rarchiques demeurent majoritairement en de\u00e7\u00e0. Elles se heurtent bien souvent \u00e0 ce que l\u2019on appelle le&nbsp;\u00ab&nbsp;plafond de verre&nbsp;\u00bb, soit la rencontre d\u2019obstacles pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des postes plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s dans la vie professionnelle. Cela vaut \u00e9galement dans les positions politiques influentes ou dans la recherche. Par discrimination ou autocensure, elles restent en bas de l\u2019\u00e9chelle,<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.adatechschool.fr\/stereotypes-sexistes-vie-professionnelle\/\">https:\/\/blog.adatechschool.fr\/stereotypes-sexistes-vie-professionnelle\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certes, il n\u2019est pas \u00e9vident d\u2019abolir ou d\u2019\u00e9liminer tous ses st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes qui sont des v\u00e9ritables barri\u00e8res \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation des choix individuels tant des femmes que des hommes dans la sph\u00e8re professionnelle. Mais ce n\u2019est pas non plus impossible, il faut y aller de fa\u00e7on progressive en attaquant le probl\u00e8me depuis la base (Bottom-up) i-e en famille o\u00f9 l\u2019on re\u00e7oit la premi\u00e8re \u00e9ducation. Il faudra donc \u00e9duquer les enfants sans les distinctions genr\u00e9es instaur\u00e9es par le syst\u00e8me patriarcal, d\u00e9noncer les violences sexistes, montrer en exemple des femmes ou des hommes influents ayant r\u00e9alis\u00e9 d\u2019exploits diff\u00e9rents contrairement \u00e0 ce que la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 attendait ou pr\u00e9voyait pour eux qui pourront \u00eatre pris comme mod\u00e8les, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En esp\u00e9rant que nous demeurons en contact, je te souhaite tout le meilleur dans la suite de ton parcours tant acad\u00e9mique que scolaire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rendez-vous au sommet ma ch\u00e8re amie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cordialement,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nabami Naomi,&nbsp;Bukavu,&nbsp;07 Juin 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Correspondence between Satyapriya Mitra (Student in Financial Management, Xavier Institute of Social Science) and Naomi Nabami (Social &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/global-pen-friends\/gender-equality-in-the-workplace\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Gender equality in the workplace&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":1019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,66],"tags":[92,124,125],"coauthors":[132,78],"class_list":["post-1018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dr-congo","category-india","tag-equality","tag-women","tag-work"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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