The three possible factors that must be present to improve the existing paid employment participation of female Emirati employees are motivation, empowerment, and fair treatment. The inhibiting factors, on the other hand, are a patriarchal society, lack of career choices, and societal disapproval of liberated women (Gallant & Pounder, 2008; Mostafa, 2005). The context of Emirati women acquiring their education abroad is also crucial because native society does not see them as local anymore when they finish their studies. These beliefs may stem from the idea that men and women are practically different on two essential levels: cognitive and socio-emotional (Nino, 2006).
Ultimately, this became one of the main reasons why men started somewhat exploiting women’s looks when setting up the trends for the entertainment industry. Yet, women also tend to use their sexuality as a commodity when they overlook the importance of personal skills and utilize their bodies as a source of income, which might have also been a consequence of male interactions within the entertainment industry.
On the other hand, women may be struggling when not being included in informal networks of communication, such as gossip chains, probability chains, or cluster chains. This might be a crucial drawback when influencing the economic power attained by women, especially when the latter is compared to those of men who historically do not have to record as much input as compared to their female counterparts (Weber, 2006).
Gender stratification may be subjectively supported under the conditions where women are not paid equally, and their feedback is never recorded to address gender-specific issues. The coercive power that males might have is most likely to increase when the institution supports its competitiveness and only produces a slightly tangible image of equality (Blumberg, 1988; Chafetz, 2006). This could be addressed with the help of empowerment and rational choices.
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