When you think of civil engineering there can be various
topics of ethical dilemmas that can occur but the most up and coming dilemma is
female engineers coming into the field and how they are treated. Civil
engineers have a code of ethics that they follow so ethical dilemmas are cut
down drastically knowing they have rules set, but moral and stereotypical
dilemmas still surface. 40 years ago it was very easy for people to make
comments negatively towards a woman, because of how people would see women as
being inferior to a man. I have always heard numerous situations where you hear
a women being criticized when they come into a job field that is mainly
dominated by men. This has been cut down extremely now that almost every job is
getting more diverse with women and men working together.
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers there are seven “Canons” or codes of ethics.
1.
Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of
the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable
development in the performance of their professional duties.
2.
Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their
competence.
3.
Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and
truthful manner.
4.
Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or
client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of
interest.
5.
Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit
of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others.
6.
Engineers shall act in such a manner as to uphold and enhance
the honor, integrity, and dignity of the engineering profession and shall act
with zero tolerance for bribery, fraud, and corruption.
7.
Engineers shall continue
their professional development throughout their careers, and shall provide
opportunities for the professional development of those engineers under their
supervision.
Now there are two
sides to this dilemma and the most talked about is when women come into a job
field that is mostly dominated by men and somehow become subject to comments or
being treated poorly just because they are in fact a women. This ethical
dilemma has been around since women and men started working together and women
weren’t supposed to work, that was only a man’s job. Since those ages things
have gotten better but still in every job field there is a dilemma and in civil
engineering the dilemma is at its highest point. This is all because engineers
are becoming more diverse and more women are becoming engineers. That can be scary
to some males knowing they will be fighting for a job against a female. Now
this is also a dilemma when males and females have these roles in the work
place.
The side I agree with on this dilemma is the side that
female and males can both be apart of a field like civil engineering and can
flourish working together. In almost
everyone’s mind this is the way they think about it but when they are put into
that situation that’s when they act unethical and wrong. Having men and women work
together based on their knowledge and experience, rather then judging on their sex,
will help any field of work succeed, especially the field of civil engineering.
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