Revisiting Gender Equality in the Workplace

Abstract

Since the genders are significantly different, laws should reflect the differences between women and men in the workplace. Most societies strive to protect the safety of their citizens by allowing them to organize their affairs in compliance with adaptable and predictable laws. Nevertheless, some difficulties arise in workplaces that are painful to some people when differences between genders are not taken into account, and the laws that apply to those situations need revision and rethinking. For example, there are different views about gender equality laws in the workplace. How this issue is viewed relies upon few aspects, such as experiences, history, and sometimes religions. Moreover, enforcing gender equality requires a practical legal system that can deal with it well. There is a debate about the best way for the law to handle gender equality in the workplace, particularly in light of the distinctions between women and men in the workplace. Islamic Sharia has a unique view of all parties in society, which is that gender equality does not mean similarity, but means that all of the genders should be handled according to their biological basis.

Keywords: Gender Equality, Workplace, International Law, Islamic Sharia