Why in certain workplaces unmarried women are not treated with respect?
Wow, i have never come into contact with a situation like this. In my experience married women are expected to have kids and leave work or take time off and so are less likely to be promoted. So i am surprised to be hearing about this. I have found though that people are ALWAYS interested to know why you are not married, what’s stopping you, why can’t you meet the right person, etc, etc. as if it’s any of their business! so i do agree that single people are sometimes treated disrespectfully. I suggest the best way to deal with this is to approach your boss, let them know you are seeking a promotion or that you want something, just be honest and polite, that’s always the best policy.
In traditional societies women are assumed to be weak and to need a man to protect them when their honor is insulted. That man would be either be a husband, or, if you’re unmarried, your father. If a single woman wants to work along with men, the men may consider her fair game for insults and abuse of various sorts. The only way to stop this is to let them know you won’t stand for it. You have to fight back when they insult you. Tell them they’re ignorant pigs, etc. Don’t ever let them see that it bothers you. Women everywhere in the world have had to fight for the right to be treated as the equal of a man in the workplace, and your country is no exception. You’ll be doing everyone a favor by helping to bring these men into the modern world. Hopefully it will be easier for women there in the future.
