Escape the Fish Bowl: Symbolic Interactionism, Gender Roles, and
the Workplace  By: photographer23  It is said that if you keep a
pet goldfish in a small tank, it will stay small; the goldfish
allows the confines of its environment to impede further growth
and development. Often, these creatures even have health
problems as a consequence of living in restricted space. The
tensions that exist in American workplaces in regards to gender
have much the same effect: they limit progress for all parties
involved. As a nation, we have created for ourselves a concept
of what each gender represents, resulting in inequality in both
treatment and wages. Undoubtedly, progress has been made in this
area, but the fact that there is even an issue to discuss
indicates that there are still problems to be examined.  Perhaps
mention of wage gaps, gender inequality, or mistreatment in the
workplace brings to mind rallies in the 1900s and marches on
Washington, but these issues are still very much relevant, even
now in 2013. Resea