[Serious] Why dose gender discrimination in the work force get more media coverage then those with learning disabilities?
Posted Sep 24, 2017, 9:25 PM UTC
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To play devils advocate; an able man and woman can do the same job. Whereas a man with a learning disability may not be able to do a job and therefore the discrimination exists.
We accept that an able woman should have every right to go for every job she can. Whereas someone with a severe learning disability shouldn’t
I know I am wording this terrible but essentially I am trying to say women can do the same jobs as men, some people with learning disabilities cannot and that is why the discrimination exists and gender is highlighted more.
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"To play devils advocate; an able man and woman can do the same job. Whereas a man with a learning disability may not be able to do a job and therefore the discrimination exists"
that is not really a good argument, a disabled person, a man and a woman can all do the same job. if you are capable of doing the job you should be able to go for it.
if someone cant do the job they wont have the credentials, assuming a man, woman and disabled person have the credentials for the job the discrimination doesn't really make sense if it is based on your ability to do the job
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I think it's largely an issue of numbers. Everyone in the workforce has a gender, and the people around them are far more likely to recognize and react to the discrimination. People with learning disabilities may not realize or understand the ways they're being taken advantage of and because there are so many less of them out there it's just a quieter struggle.
Also to be honest I'm just not aware of widespread workforce discrimination against people with learning disabilities. It's not a concerted effort or culture problem like gender discrimination can be, when it's happening it's likely isolated incidents.
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More people who are in power are advocating for it. Many females are successful and in powerful positions. Many with learning disabilities have a much more difficult time getting that power and having their voices heard. If this is something that matters to you, I encourage you to advocate for it. Not that you should do that all on your own of course! But we need to fight for the causes that matter to us. This is something that matters to me a lot as well. I've worked with so many people with learning disabilities. It is not that these people are not intelligent, they just learn DIFFERENTLY than the way that mainstream education and society runs. I like that you are asking about this. Anything to get people thinking is great.
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it is more taboo and generates more views + strong opinions
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"People with learning disabilities sadly are not qualified for high paying jobs that require higher education. It would be unfair to reserve a job that requires normal to advanced thinking skills to someone who will never be able to perform the job"
well that is just not true. people with learning difficulties are not necessarily less intelligent nor are they incapable of achieving high level jobs. people are not talking about handing incompetent people jobs, its about people with learning difficulties who are qualified facing discrimination.
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intelligent: having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level
intelligence: the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills
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Because learning disabled people dont have a choice to what they are. People who are gender discriminating have a choice to stop and be a decent human.
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Because, and I know it's stupid, but some people still think that people with learning disabilities are choosing to be that way. Few people however would claim that you choose your gender.
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I think both are as important as each other. But approximately 15% of the world population is disabled. Whereas gender discrimination could potentially affect 50% of the world population. I'm guessing that's why it gets more coverage.
Yes, but everyone can see that person A is women, but No would tell if person B has dysgraphia by just looking for them.
Edit notice I said for them instead of at them.
I agree totally. But that wasn't your original question. If you are being discriminated against because of a specific disability then that is unacceptable. I think dysgraphia affects approximately 10% of the population, although I really don't know a lot about it.
I think you answered your own question here. It's easy to see when someone is being discriminated against based on gender, but learning disabilities aren't as obvious. You might not even know your coworkers have a disability, in which case it's difficult to stand up for them or rally around them.