Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)

The Factors That Exacerbate Women’S Experience of Stigma in the Workplace

Gender Discrimination and the Wage Gap in Developed Countries

Authors
Wangxinran Hou1, *, , Yuyan Qin2, , Xingyu Wang3, , Yunhan Wang4,
1The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom,
2Nanjing Foreign Language School Xianlin Campus, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
3University College London, Jiangsu, China
4Suzhou Foreign Language School, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Those authors contributed equally.

*Corresponding author. Email: whou7@sheffield.ac.uk
Corresponding Author
Wangxinran Hou
Available Online 28 January 2022.
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.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 January 2022
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.220110.037
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220110.037How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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