Wednesday, July 25, 2007

When ladies' night isn't for all ladies
What is the writer's point in this article?
Ans: The discrimination against older woman (not only ageism but also sexism)

Does the local nightspot have a right to refuse women over 35 the free drinks on ladies night? If yes, isn't this discrimination? If no, what can we do about it? Should there be laws against such discrimination?
Ans: No. They should provide free drinks for women who are over 35 too.. though they are over 35, but aren't they the same? they are still women. we should let the ladies know that now they are under 35..but what if a few years later?maybe one or two years or even ten or twenty years later. They will still reach the age of 35..then won't they be discriminating themselve? isn't it ironical? I think there should be a law against such discrimination

How true is it that older women face a "double whammy" on discrimination? Why don't older men face the same discrimination?
Ans: Yes, it is very true. Women in the olden days, were made to do housework and look after the children, they weren't given chance to study in school..though now the situation is better..and women started becoming career-minded they weren't considered to be as good as man...Man do not faced the same discrimination as the society regard older men more favourable, the society believes that older men are more money-wise and regarded as sexually potent.

Can you give examples that older women are "at the short end of the stick"?
Ans:Like the example in the article, older women was not given the priveledge of free drinks as they were above 35 years of age. Another example is when older women tried to make themselve younger by wearing more stylish or younger looking clothes..they would be discriminated against or laughed at.

Find 3 advertisements/articles/classified jobs which shows gender or age discrimination.
Ans:http://www.business-marketing.com/store/article-walmart.html
http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2005/05/12/29854/graduate-claims-sex-discrimination-against-ibm.html
http://www.discriminationattorney.com/article-age.shtml

Do you think age discrimination is more prevalent than gender discrimination in Singapore? Give examples or evidence to support your views.
Ans: No i think gender discrimination is more prevalent in singapore. Though times have change but women were still not regarded as equal in competency as men..they were considered not capable enough compared to men. Alot of women nowadays after giving birth to children stop working and went into the full time profession of a housewife requested by their husband as their husband do not think that they were capable of working and looking after the children but i think that if thats the case, the husband should also take up the responsibility to look after the children too.

What do you think we can do about (a) gender discrimination (b) age discrimination in Singapore? Should there be laws against such discrimination?
a) Let the men know that women is as capable as them.. Women can even be more capable then them.
b) Let the youngsters realise that eventhoguh their are young now, they may aged in time to come and would they want others to discriminate them like what they did?
I think there should be laws against such discrimination.

What would you do if a family member or relative tell you they could not get a job because they are too old or they preferred men, how would you respond?
Ans: I will go confront the company and demand an explanation as to why they preferred young workers and men instead.. old doesn't mean you will be slow in everything, and men doesn't means they are invincible and more capable then women. MAN AND WOMEN YOUNG OR OLD ARE EQUAL!!!


By: Josephine
~paiseh for the craps