Does Social Class Matter in Gender Discrimination?
Gender discrimination generally refers to disparate treatment of people based on their sex and gender or, more recently, gender identity. It could arise in job duties, work pay, as sexual harassment, or through a variety of other generally outlawed practices. The federal government has laws against gender discrimination and tasks the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]
» Read More...January 19, 2022
How can Gender Discrimination Affect the Health of an Employee?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act makes gender discrimination illegal. This law applies to any company with 15 or more employees. It applies to every area of employment, such as hiring, termination, pay, and job perks. If one employee receives disparate treatment and is somehow disadvantaged in their workplace, that may rise to the […]
» Read More...July 12, 2021
Study Shows That Doctors Frequently Experience Sexual Harassment on Social Media
A Pew Research Center study found that 41 percent of American adults have experienced harassment online, with one in five people reporting extreme online harassment, including sexual harassment. Additionally, a survey of 464 doctors showed that one in four physicians who use social media had been personally attacked. These attacks ranged from ridicule surrounding a […]
» Read More...January 25, 2021
Is Gender Equality an Unexpected COVID-19 Dividend?
The current global pandemic has changed businesses in multiple ways, including social distancing, face masks, and sanitation protocols. Unexpectedly, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has also impacted the way society views gender in the workplace. The following are ways gender equality has improved during the pandemic. Blurred Gender Roles Historically, gender stereotypes portrayed women as less inclined […]
» Read More...September 14, 2020
Women at Scientific Institution Face Gender Discrimination
Salk Institute is considered a haven for scientific research and is known for employing scientific legends. However, recent lawsuits indicate that Salk Institute is guilty of gender discrimination. A female biochemist worked at Salk Institute for over 30 years. However, after her contract with the institute expired, she was forced to shut down her experiments. […]
» Read More...May 28, 2019
Serena Williams Fined at U.S. Open
At the women’s singles championship match at this year’s U.S. Open, Serena Williams, a tennis phenom of nearly 20 years, faced a new and talented challenger, Naomi Osaka. Serena, returning to the competitive sport within a year of giving birth, was issued a warning when her coach signaled her from the stands. She claimed not […]
» Read More...November 13, 2018
Maternal Walls in the #MeToo Movement
Women have historically been underrepresented in senior management and executive-level positions. They typically earn less than men and are also regularly faced with sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination. Sexual harassment against women has recently been in the spotlight due to the #MeToo Movement. The maternal wall metaphor, the idea that a woman will eventually become […]
» Read More...September 18, 2018
Walmart Faces Class Action Lawsuit from Female Workers
In November 2017, a group of female Walmart employees filed a gender discrimination suit against the country’s largest retailer in Florida federal court. A previous suit filed in 2001, Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., went over much of the same territory with California female worker, Betty Dukes. That suit alleged female Walmart employees were discriminated […]
» Read More...January 22, 2018
Sexual Orientation Discrimination is a Form of Sex-based Discrimination
Unlike race, religion, sex, and national origin, sexual orientation is not a protected class under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Technically, this means that it is not illegal for employers in the United States to discriminate against job applicants and employees based on their sexual orientations. However, one case involving a sky diving […]
» Read More...December 1, 2017
Sexual Harassment at Work
Despite the fact that the vast majority – 98 percent – of American corporations now have sexual harassment policies in place, sexual harassment in the workplace is still quite prevalent. When it happens, it can be devastating for both the victim and the corporation. Some experts believe that sexual harassment is rooted in the national […]
» Read More...July 26, 2017
