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Harriet Martineau's Role In The Workplace

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Harriet Martineau is known to be the first women sociologist who has always been concerned with women place in society. This is a fight that continues to be had in society today. When looking at gender and it’s role in the workplace, you can see that it is definitely a “social organization, in which we interact we each other and how we think about ourselves” (10.1). When I noticed the women in the room of the meeting not saying much, it shows the need for growth in socializing is also needed, regardless of the males in the room and their part in the meeting.
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