Week 6 – Women, walking in their ‘heels’

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In the screening of ‘The September Issue’, it displays how different genre of scenarios could actually affect as it plays a vital role in our daily lives. Such as fashion, it is the cause for what we are wearing today and fashion itself cause people to feel nervous of others with its demeaning looks from various ways of dressing oneself. In the documentary film, Anna Wintour shows how people with power can set a trend and they are very influential not forgetting, intimidating despite being a woman.

In today’s working environment, apart from fresh employees, women are the primary victims of people in power as they are perceived as a weaker species. Charmaine Pickett, receptionist at 18^th floor Adelaide’s city centre, claims she was sexually harassed and victimized by her colleagues in 2011 (Guilliatt 2011). Another case of Alex Meikle, a victim of suicidal, was caused due to the overwhelming pranks which include setting her on fire in 2008. Even women working in professional workplaces were victims of sexism. The New South Wales Ambulance Service comprised an organizational bullying system which led to Christine Hodder’s suicide in 2005 (Jones 2011).

There is no escape to the endless cases. The study of women in the feminist theories of organizational communication enable a better work environment for women and to view at a different angle on how women handles issues in various sectors. This study reviews on the difference in logic and personality in problem solving of the both genders which create a radical/separatist mode of women being their own organization.

Reference:

Guilliatt, R 2011, ‘Workers at war,’ The Australian 26 November, viewed 3^rd September 2012, <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/workers-at-war/story-e6frg8h6-1226202193068>

Jones, K 2011, ‘Workplace Bullying is a significant challenge even if the reality is smaller than expected,’ Safety At Work Blog 28 November, viewed 3^rd September 2012, <http://safetyatworkblog.com/2011/11/28/workplace-bullying-is-a-significant-challenge-even-if-the-reality-is-smaller-than-perceived/>

NZSLsigner 2007, Youtube, viewed 3^rd September 2012, < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzf6JlmLX5w>