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Gender: Workplace Discrimination

Gender: Workplace Discrimination. By Katherine Thompson SOC 1020 - 042. Table of Contents. Title Page Table of Contents Definition of Discrimination Effects of Discrimination The Wage Gap Between Sexes Dukes v. Wal-Mart Experiencing Discrimination Laws against Discrimination Summery.

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Gender: Workplace Discrimination

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  1. Gender: Workplace Discrimination By Katherine Thompson SOC 1020 - 042

  2. Table of Contents • Title Page • Table of Contents • Definition of Discrimination • Effects of Discrimination • The Wage Gap Between Sexes • Dukes v. Wal-Mart • Experiencing Discrimination • Laws against Discrimination • Summery

  3. What is workplace discrimination? • Discrimination in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation based on gender. It also includes various types of harassment.

  4. Effects of Discrimination Women • Lower paying job opportunities • Loss of self-esteem/self-worth • Less flexibility in working hours • Less income for family • Feeling helpless for loved one who is being discriminated against • Loss of family time Men

  5. Wage Gap: Men vs. Women

  6. Dukes v. Wal-Mart • The case started in 2000, when a 54-year-old Wal-Mart worker in California named Betty Dukes filed a sex discrimination claim against her employer. Dukes claims that, despite six years of hard work and excellent performance reviews, she was denied the training she needed to advance to a higher salaried position • The plaintiffs seek to represent 1.6 million women, including women who no longer work for the company • Is the largest job-discrimination class action in history

  7. Are you Experiencing Discrimination? • If the category of discrimination is not spelled out in a statute, the employee is not protected from that form of discrimination • Appearance and (young) age are not protected categories • You must provide evidence of discrimination to effective take action

  8. Laws that Prevent Gender Discrimination • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 1964 • The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)

  9. Summery • Gender treatment in the workforce is slowly diminishing • Education for women is increasing, contributing to higher paying jobs • Supreme Court Cases help to bring world-wide attention to discrimination • Laws are being passed to help keep discrimination out of the workplace

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