Blog 3 - Side by Side

In the article, "Side by Side" published in Hispanic Magazine, the author, Melinda Marchado, discusses the gender war between Latino men and Latina women in the work industry. In the traditional Hispanic families, while women are relegated to more domestic rules, the Hispanic men voice is often considered law. Some men in the corporate world make remarks about their wives saying how they exempt them to take care of the children and stay home. Hispanic males in corporate America look at their Latina colleagues as a threat if they were to get a promotion or move on up from the ladder. The Hispanic men will hold a lot of resentment towards the women if they get the higher position. Edmundo Gonzales, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Office of Labor Management Standards in the Department of Labor says, "Hispanic males tend to traditionally characterize women as subservient and generally not equal -- especially Hispanic women." That can cause a lot of controversy between the male and female in the corporate world as women are starting to make a climb. At the beginning of a man's work in a workplace, they will view women as a a subordinate. But once after working with the female for a while, they begin to view each other as partners. Women these days are working a lot harder and it has become important for both men and women to work together and put aside their differences.

After reading the article, I have come to realize that although time has changed and women are now moving on up within the work world in general, some men are still viewing women lower than them. I was not surprised that in the article, it was mentioned how women are viewed as subordinate. For example, even Hilary Clinton was viewed down on by some people when she was running for president of the United States just because she was a women. I strongly believe that there will always be some men who looks down on women, but as the generation continues on, women are only making a stronger view of themselves.