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“Young Women Face Culture Shock in First Jobs”

Filed under Women and Careers
Posted by Libraries, May 09, 2006
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Hannah Seligson, Women’s e-news, April 7, 2006
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/
aid/2696/context/archive

This article talks about many important issues for women entering the work force for the first time. The article quotes Alfia Muzio, 23, who has been in the work force for about a year. She says that working can be lonely and intimidating. “The men at my office are totally inappropriate,” she said. “They say things of a sexual nature, commenting on appearance in an unwelcome way using ‘honey’ or ‘sweetie’ instead of names. It gets very uncomfortable. One guy actually just got fired for sexual harassment. That kind of stuff would never have happened in college.”

The article also covers pay equity, workplace dynamics, and the importance of mentoring for young women in the business world.

For information on other career issues facing women today, visit the Career Resource e-Library “Women and Careers” news archives at http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/
career/womenandcareers/index.shtml
.

—Jennifer M. Lege

 

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