Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Women in the Society

Normally, men are expected to be working and providing food, shelter, money, and all needs for their families. While women are the ones responsible for taking care of their children. They are expected to be at home doing household choirs and cooking meals for their husbands. These expectations of family and societal system are brought by the cultures and norms we are living in.
and thus, because of these expectations and norms, women are being perceived differently in the society.
Women are perceived as lower sex than men. Way back in history and religion, women were being treated as the slaves, servants, and even disregarded by the society. Remember the story of Adam and Eve, Eve was the one who fell on the hands of the devil. She was tempted to eat the apple. This made the impression that women are weak. They could not handle the pressures and they are irresponsible for their actions. Unlike Adam, who was strong and firm for his beliefs and faith.
Going back to the present time, differences of perceptions about women had emerged. Women nowadays prove the norms to be wrong. They are lots of successful career women in the business and other industries. They are aiming for equality in comparison to men that they even surpass men's capabilities. Now, they are being seen as the independent women of the new millenium. they are successful career women and lights of the families. Without them, children and husbands could not stand on their own feet. I am happy that we are not in the past years, wherein women are being mistreated and disregarded. Now, companies could not bias women and hire only men. They should not even pay higher salaries to men than women because there are legal laws provided for the benefits of women. Equality among sexes and gender should be implemented. :)

Monday, October 27, 2008

Importance of Orgcomm Practitioners in Organizations

Chaos, problems, and miscommunications and necessary changes inside the organization do happen. Thus, All companies need organizational communication practitioners. Why is it organizational communication practitioners are the ones needed in response to these occurrence inside the organization? The answer is: They are trained to be specialists on internal communications. Basically, their field is about keeping the internal employees, the management and all the staffs inside the organization intact. The practitioners help the management of the company know how to deal with their own employees. They are the ones who are responsible of knowing what their staffs want and what effective tools or mediums (such as brochures, newsletters, videos) should the management use to be able to communicate well with them. Whenever a company needs some changes in order for it to have a better system, Organizational communication practitioners make it easier for the employees to accept these changes. They help them respond to the changes and implement it until it becomes a normal behavior. Vision and mission are also important for company to be successful. Organizational practitioners make sure that employees keep the values in mind and not just working for profit.
Organizational practitioners not just only focused on the internal communications, they also are trained to be good at external ones. Campaigns and Public relations: these are some of the fields done by practitioners. When you say external, it means dealing with the outside environment of the organization. They are responsible for the corporate identity of the organization. When a problem arises, they are the ones who know how to keep the organization calm. They effectively manage the company's response to the external audiences or the public.
Being an organizational communication practitioner is a tough field. One needs to have strong opinion and is not scared of making decisions for the organization. Having enough patience is also necessary in dealing with long term changes and planning solutions for crises. It is also important for them to communicate well internally and externally. One should be sensitive enough to avoid miscommunications and misunderstandings.