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Gender in Careers

Gender in Careers. Gender in Careers. Pro Football Player 0% Logger .2% Auto Body Repair .6% Mason .7% Truck Mechanics .9% Roofers 1.1% Electrical Engineers 8% Senior Software Engineer 9% Software Developer 13% IT Consultant 16% Database Manager 24%. Attorney 36% Controller 51%

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Gender in Careers

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  1. Gender in Careers

  2. Gender in Careers • Pro Football Player 0% • Logger .2% • Auto Body Repair .6% • Mason .7% • Truck Mechanics .9% • Roofers 1.1% • Electrical Engineers 8% • Senior Software Engineer 9% • Software Developer 13% • IT Consultant 16% • Database Manager 24% • Attorney 36% • Controller 51% • Physical Therapist 59% • Accountant 74% • Human Resource Manager 80% • Paralegal 85.5% • Registered Nurse 86% • Hairdresser 93% • Secretary 96.9% • Pre K/Kindergarten Teacher 97.7% • Dental Hygienist 99%

  3. What is a “Nontraditional” Career? • A career with less than 25% of one gender making up that career.

  4. Careers aren’t always what you see

  5. Having a “Nontraditional” Career Pros Cons Lack of a Mentor (Same Gender) Negative Feelings from co-workers Lack of Support from family, friends, or outsiders • Following your Dream • Often receive more attention (May be a Con) • Female Advantage • Possible Higher Pay in a male dominated field • Male Advantage • Greater chance of advancement/supervisor role

  6. Gender Discrimination • Employment - Including claims that a potential employer asked discriminatory questions based on gender during the interview process; claims that an employer failed to hire, failed to promote, or wrongfully terminated an employee based on his or her gender; unequal pay claims; and claims for sexual harassment of employees. • Education- Including claims for exclusion from educational programs or opportunities based on gender; and claims for sexual harassment of students. • Housing - Including claims forrefusal to negotiate with a person seeking housing, claims for imposition of different lease/contract terms, and claims for refusal to extend a loan based on the gender of the applicant/tenant/buyer. • Borrowing / Credit - Including claims for refusal to extend credit, claims for imposition of unequal loan terms, and claims arising from improper inquiries during the credit/loan approval process, based on the gender of the applicant.

  7. Gender Discrimination • Gender Discrimination

  8. Gender Discrimination Laws • Civil Rights Act of 1964: Title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) (FindLaw)Prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. • Equal Pay Act of 1963 (FindLaw)Requires that employers pay all employees equally for equal work, regardless of whether the employees are male or female. • Family and Medical Leave Act (FindLaw)Gives employees the right to take time off from work in order to care for a newborn (or recently adopted) child, or to look after an ill family member. • Pregnancy Discrimination Act (EEOC)Prohibits employment discrimination against female workers who are (or intend to become) pregnant -- including discrimination in hiring, failure to promote, and wrongful termination. • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (FindLaw)Prohibits sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funds, to increase educational and athletic opportunities for females in schools and colleges nationwide. • U.S. Code Title 42, Chapter 21 -- Civil Rights (FindLaw)Title 42, Chapter 21 of the U.S. Code prohibits discrimination against persons based on age, disability, gender, race, national origin, and religion (among other things) in a number of settings -- including education, employment, access to businesses and buildings, federal services, and more. Chapter 21 is where a number of federal acts related to civil rights have been codified -- including the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.

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