Women in the Work Place

In these changing times, women are becoming a force to be reckoned with. No longer are women sitting at home, looking after the children and cleaning the house they are becoming independent. A woman’s career path can be just as important to her as that of her husbands or boyfriends, if she even has one. This change of times was seen greatly with the onset of World War One and Two as women began to fill secretarial and nursing positions. This role of women in the workplace has increased dramatically and in 1991 women formed more than 45% of the US workforce.

However the increasing female workforce brings with it an increase in arguments about gender discrimination and with that pay inequity. It seems to be that with a battle of equality for the sexes salary takes a beating. In most industries where women dominate the average salary earned seems to be lower. Why is this? Is it because women are willing to work for less because of their previously disadvantaged position? Perhaps it is because of the fact that most businesses where established before women became such a powerful force the top executives and mangers are male, and thus a women is thought of as lower and thus earns less or simply will struggle to reach these top positions because of a lack of experience. Perhaps it is because women require so many more benefits with regards to child care / maternity and family leave that businesses simply cannot afford to match salaries to that of a male who would not need such leave.

Maybe men have earned this respect in the workplace and women still have to fight for it, just as a two year old girl can not expect to be given the same presents that her seven year old brother receives, but we are getting there. It is thus a trend that women are taking a stand as entrepreneurs, making their own journey with their own set of rules. In the challenging world of the design and art industry where it is every man, or woman for themselves, females are making their mark. In an art world dominated by men throughout history women are showing that they too can create masterpieces.

Stand back Picasso, Leonardo and Michelangelo here comes Iris Kadouri. At the Iris Design Studio high-quality materials are combined with great designs to create products that are more than what they appear to be, as with any beautiful women. Inspired my nature and travels, the designs show beauty as only a woman could understand it. When taking a look at the Islas Galapagos chandelier range one can see a touch of natural beauty with one of the most delicate creatures represented in the glass butterfly. This delicacy is carried through into the other designs as Perito Moreno Wall Lamp inspired by glaciers and the La Paz collection of chandeliers.