I recently came across a government post on Facebook, under which there was a person who made a certain remark in the comments. The guy so boldly suggested that women should not be allowed to give the CSS exam since their area of expertise lies in the cleaning of houses and cooking of food and not in the running of the country. He added, “Their eligibility to take the exam steals the opportunity from qualified individuals like myself and puts it into their inexperienced hands”. I laughed it off since it was clear that this person was crying over his own incompetence and decided to throw the blame over the women. The sad part of this little event, however, was that there were lines of other sick likeminded men in the comments who were praising the guy for passing this statement. For a moment now, I want you to think of this scenario in a different way. The offender and the ones who praised him poured their minds out, but this time the women they targeted were behind the screen of a phone. Imagine the ramifications if the same was to occur in a workplace setting where a phone screen won’t act as a protective barrier.
The fact that workplace harassment is more common than we think is a truly horrifying thought. Fortunately, it is one of the things that can slowly but steadily be reduced if not entirely eliminated. Laws in our country already prosecute an offender engaging in such vile practices, what we do need is a body that ensures the implementation of these laws. As I mentioned in a previous writing, it all comes down to the male ego, which in this case is often shattered when they see women in a higher paying position than them and since they can’t compete with them directly due to their lack of competence, they find other, immoral means to overpower them. If every CEO, every boss, every workplace owner individually understands the issue deeply themselves and then communicate the problem and the outcomes to their subordinates, a change is bound to take place.
The other root of the problem aside from the ego is the uncontrolled and unjustified lust and feeling of power, which God knows where it’s bred and just where it comes from. This springs into action when men find women in a less powerful position than themselves and develop the impression that any harassment or misbehavior they engage in will go excused. Note that I’m not addressing all men here, surely good and bad both co-exist in our society, it’s just the lowest of the scumbags that I’m talking about here. A simple “Certificate of Character” as I like to call it should fix this issue. Whenever someone is caught engaging in such practices, they are to be fired immediately and a tag be attached with them explaining exactly why they were removed. A simple law that disqualifies anyone with this tag from getting a job will definitely make the offender think thousand time before even thinking to do something.
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