Woman-friendly businesses are entities that specifically cater to female consumers or employees.
According to one group of academics, the most important government policies that create a woman-friendly workplace are paid maternity and parental leave that protect employers from dismissal, and public funding for child care.[1] In contrast, another group of feminist theorists say that "[P]ublic bodies ... cannot force employers to organise their workplaces in a more woman friendly fashion nor does it place them under a duty to appraise the impact of their managerial policy... without the involvement of the private sector the ability of [laws] to achieve real change may be limited."[2]
A woman-friendly workplace has been described as allowing one to "nurtur[e] a business while nurturing your family".[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chan, Wang & Zinn 2014, p. 195.
- ^ Morris & O'Donnell 2013, p. 221.
- ^ Weltman 2007, p. 295.
Sources
edit- Chan, R.K.H.; Wang, L.R.; Zinn, J.O. (2014). Social Issues and Policies in Asia: Family, Ageing and Work. Cambridge Scholars Publisher. ISBN 978-1-4438-6281-3. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- Morris, A.; O'Donnell, T. (2013). Feminist Perspectives on Employment Law. Feminist Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-34547-1. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- Weltman, B. (2007). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business, 3E. THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE. DK Publishing. ISBN 978-1-101-09773-1. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
Further reading
edit- Woman-friendly businesses
- Susan Price (August 3, 2015), "Looking for products made by woman-friendly companies? Try this app.", Fortune
- Paul A. Eisenstein (October 14, 2016). "Group names top female-friendly car dealers". Today.
- COLLEEN LEAHEY (March 5, 2015), "Ten best companies for women", Fortune
- Woman-friendly restaurants
- Anthony Zurcher (May 10, 2014), "Are 'female friendly' restaurants sexist?", Echo Chambers (blog), BBC
- Woman-friendly online community and STEM field
- Scott Shafer (host) (April 3, 2015), Forum: Creating a More Female-Friendly Tech Industry, San Francisco: KQED-TV
- Wikipedia, Snips & Snails, Sugar & Spice? (Metafilter)
- Nine Reasons Women Don’t Edit Wikipedia (in their own words) (Sue Gardner's blog February 19, 2011)