HRM Dissertation Addressing Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Gender equality in workplaces should be a priority for all employers and employees. However, in some instances, gender discrimination has been witnessed, depicted in various forms including a pay gap, training and development, management roles, promotions, leave, pregnancies and hiring of the employees. In this regard, the primary study sought to provide the best checklist for the possible mitigation of gender discrimination in workplaces. In order to conduct this study, a secondary research design was adopted, were secondary data was collected from journal articles, websites and databases. Through the qualitative research, data collection and analysis, it was important to establish that several lawsuits have been filed by various parties against companies, which justify the need for the adoption of a checklist on how gender discrimination in the workplaces. The developed checklist include strategies on mitigating gender discrimination in gender pay gap, safety, health and welfare, hiring, training and development, and leadership styles, management roles and promotions. Thus, with the checklist provided in this study, it is envisaged that its adoption will provide the best strategies for the Human Resource Departments, managers and any employer to ensure that organizational culture, policies and systems are focused on eliminating any form of gender discrimination in the workplace. Dissertation Contents1 - IntroductionResearch backgroundRationale of the StudyResearch ObjectiveResearch QuestionsMain Research QuestionSubsequent Study Questions2 - Literature ReviewBrief Overview of Gender DiscriminationWorkplace DiscriminationGender Discrimination in WorkplacesGlass EscalatorImpacts of Discrimination in Workplaces3 - MethodologyQualitative ResearchSecondary ResearchCase Studies and the Analytical Views on the Case StudiesData CollectionData Analysis4 - Results and AnalysisHuman Resource Practice Checklist That Can Be Used In Solving Issues of Gender Discrimination in A Work PlaceBest Practice Guide for Human Resource (HR) Managers to Mitigate Gender Discrimination in WorkplacesMitigation of Gender Pay Gap in WorkplacesTraining and DevelopmentSafety, Health and Welfare PoliciesSexualisation of the WorkplaceLeadership Styles, Promotions and Management Roles5 - Conclusion and RecommendationConclusionRecommendationsReferencesAppendix