RACE, ETHNICITY AND GENDER IDENTITY.

Race, ethnicity and gender identity.

Race, Ethnicity and Gender Identity

Introduction

In this essay we have discussed the impact of race, gender identity and ethnicity on our organization. There are different forces that affect the environment of our organization. These forces involve diversity issues that are present in today's business. According to Schermerhorn, Hunt and Osborn workforce diversity is defined as the presence of individual differences based on gender, race, ethnicity, age, able-bodiedness and sexual orientation. (p. 21), Different types of diversity have an impact on individual behavior. The success of a company will depend on the employees of the organization. Workforces today are made up of people from different backgrounds with different talents.

Discussion

It is seen that race, ethnicity and gender identity created a real impact in our organization “The Barclays Bank Tanzania“, in recent years more women have entered the our organization which is a sign that it has some impact on the our organization. In our organization Men and women have to learn to work together more than ever. This process has helped to get rid of gender prejudices and stereotypes and yet resentment, confusion, tension and misunderstanding have developed between men and women who work together. Many women hold entry and mid-level positions but still there are few women that are in executive level jobs. In today's business world men and women are competing for the same positions. This competition has created resentment within the male work population. (Miller, 2005, 5862) There are still barriers blocking women from taking on jobs that are still viewed as "a man's job".

This creates negative effect on the profitability of our company. Our company still need to work on gender discrimination problems to move in a positive direction for the future. Men and women compete for the same jobs. Organizational barriers blocking women from moving into jobs traditionally seen as "man's work" still exist. Because of this, our company suffer gender discrimination problems that affect their profitability. Men and women are reevaluating corporate life. (Miller, 2005, 5862)

Many women have left the corporate world to start businesses of their own. Men are also looking at themselves and making changes in the business world and on the home front. In an article by Miller and Hollenshead found in the journal Change, issues that some of the women in the academic world were facing were not gender issues but were work/family balance issues faced by all workers. (Morgan, 2005, 47). Today's man wants to have a more active role in their children's lives and this means making changes in the office. Companies are having to look at these changing values and are making adjustments so they can attract and retain their most valuable employees.

In our organization we have seen that the age of the employee can vary from sixteen to over sixty years old. This range of age differences can create discrimination, stereotypes and prejudices among employees. (Morgan, 2005, 47) These stereotypes and prejudices come from the misperception that as people get ...