Blog 35 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Equal Opportunity Commission issued a document pertaining to what the best practices should be in regards to the family and work balances. It serves two purposes; the first is to promote anti-discrimination laws in the workplace and the second is to find ways to adapt policies that will help employers exceed the legal minimum requirements. So by promoting anti-discrimination law they are also advocating for new ways to implement these laws in ways that surpass the minimum expectations of what is appropriate and inappropriate.

The EEOC It draws attention to the status of employers as more than workers, but also caregivers. These caregivers can be both female and male and it is important to bring this matter to the forefront because many only think of women as the caregivers. This perception is what creates negative stereotypes and lack of social progress towards equality. The sooner we come to realize that men too are caregivers, the sooner we will be able to find a solution to future problems that will arise in terms of the economic recession.

For example, men who work in industries that are getting hit hard by the recession are the ones losing their jobs. This means that their roles might reverse from breadwinner to caregivers. At the same time this means that the number of women in the workforce will increase. The bottom line is that the overlap between women’s rights and caregivers rights needs to be addressed for the sake of both males and females and the economic stability of this nation.
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