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Race & Gender at Work

Race & Gender at Work. Class 1. Administrative. No quiz today due to reading mix up. Review. How we measure inequality Sources of inequality at work Why perfect equality is not desirable but too much inequality is a problem How much inequality arises from discrimination. Today.

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Race & Gender at Work

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  1. Race & Gender at Work Class 1

  2. Administrative No quiz today due to reading mix up

  3. Review How we measure inequality Sources of inequality at work Why perfect equality is not desirable but too much inequality is a problem How much inequality arises from discrimination

  4. Today • What is discrimination? • Discrimination and the Law • Equal Pay Act • Civil Rights Act of 1964

  5. I. What is Discrimination? Choosing carefully Invidious discrimination

  6. II. Discrimination and the Law • Is all invidious discrimination illegal? • When is discrimination illegal? • Only against “protected classes or categories” • Before 1964 essentially the only group protected from discrimination were union members • Employment at will

  7. III. Equal Pay Act 1963 Applies only to gender discrimination Illegal to discriminate in pay between men and women doing "substantially equal" work How do we know when work is “substantially equal”?

  8. IV. Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Title 7 deals with employment discrimination • Aimed primarily at the issue of race • Sex included essentially by accident • Categories include • Race • Color • Nationality • Religion • Sex

  9. IV. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Discrimination based on race or color never legal Discrimination based on sex is legal in certain circumstances Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

  10. Next Time Continue to discuss issues of race and gender at work

  11. Race and Gender at Work Class 2

  12. Administrative Collect critiques

  13. Review What is discrimination? When is discrimination illegal? Equal Pay Act and Civil Rights Act of 1964

  14. Today • Discussion of Sexual Harassment • Film

  15. I. Sexual Harassment • What is sexual harassment? • Is it possible for women to harass men? • Is it possible for there to be same-sex sexual harassment? • What forms of sexual harassment are there? • Quid pro quo • Hostile environment

  16. II. Film SEXUAL HARASSMENT - CROSSING THE LINE

  17. Next Time Begin Immigration and Globalization unit

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