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Android Application Development India: Trumping Gender Inequality - Hyperlink InfoSystem The workplace can get to become one of the most important places where you spend a whole lot of time trying to work on our many projects and furthering our careers. And a huge part of that is having a cooperative, supportive workplace. Which many a times can turn out to be a problem, especially for women. The recent allegations and issues that have come to light show how the IT field has over the past few years become increasingly sexist. The issue at large is that women have to endure problems that spread cover the basic essentials like pay, when women get paid substantially less than their counterparts doing the same work to bullying and mismanagement. It is very important that Android App Development India professionals create rules and guidelines that foster equality and diversity at the workplace. Especially, in a field like Information Technology, or other sciences, workforce requirements depend upon professional and technical qualifications and intellect more than anything. Therefore, bias based on gender is unacceptable.

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Page 1: Android Application Development India: Trumping Gender Inequality - Hyperlink InfoSystem

Android Application Development India: Trumping Gender Inequality - Hyperlink InfoSystem

The workplace can get to become one of the most important places where you spend a whole lot of time trying to work on our many projects and furthering our careers. And a huge part of that is having a cooperative, supportive workplace. Which many a times can turn out to be a problem, especially for women.

The recent allegations and issues that have come to light show how the IT field has over the past few years become increasingly sexist. The issue at large is that women have to endure problems that spread cover the basic essentials like pay, when women get paid substantially less than their counterparts doing the same work to bullying and mismanagement.

It is very important that Android App Development India professionals create rules and guidelines that foster equality and diversity at the workplace. Especially, in a field like Information Technology, or other sciences, workforce requirements depend upon professional and technical qualifications and intellect more than anything. Therefore, bias based on gender is unacceptable.

Caitlyn Martin's recent post about her interview for a big company for the post of a senior engineer; brought out the ugliness of the situation. She didn't take the very lucrative job, seeing how the 400 people strong workforce didn't have one female employee and she'd been the first. The fact that the company had no female employee 'til the year 2014 is startling to say the least. Calling IT a traditionally male driven field makes it difficult for more women to take part because they have to deal with unruly managers who don't give due credit for their efforts. Wherein subordinates don't want to work for a female senior member or colleagues that do not involve these women in office related leisure activities. Android Application Development India professionals need to have policies involved that ensure that the workspace is diversely rich in terms of minorities and females thereby creating a neutral workspace.

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And debunk all the negativity that's been around since the beginning of time of how women tend to be interested or good at the sciences or technology in general. Android App Development India professionals can help eradicate these thoughts and mindsets by holding special talks about the need for equality in the workspace as well as to value the work that they do rather than be prejudiced by gender or race.

Times are changing, albeit slowly, but the good thing is that they are. And it's important to change with it. Inequality and bullying at the workplace, productivity requires a positive attitude that can only be achieved with a motivated and happy environment. And therefore, equality and a professional work culture is something that Android Application Development India professionals can't ignore anymore.

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Hyperlink InfoSystem is a Mobile App Development Company offering great mobile development solutions at the competitive rates of $15-$20/hour. A member of the prestigious GESIA, Hyperlink InfoSystem has been providing Software Development solutions like Android Application Development, iPhone Application Development, Windows Mobile App Development and Website Designing, since 2011 and has clients spread all over the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and India.