Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace Sexual discrimination in the workplace is something that many individuals have to deal with.

This is not to be confused with sexual harassment, rather different treatment an individual(s receives because of their gender. ! chose to speak to this issue because it seems that no matter what is done, this idea, or "tradition," of men being superior to women will not fade out. Sexual discrimination is a ma#or factor in how some stereotypes are derived. $en, on the average, are taller, stronger, and more aggressive than women (%arriman &' . !t is believed that women have a slight advantage over men in communication skills and creativity. Women are perceived as delicate and are definitely the only part of the human population capable of bearing children, therefore, working conditions that were set for men were considered to be too dangerous for women (%arriman () . SEXUAL HARASSMENT Just 20 years ago, in most states a woman coul not sign an a!artment lease, get a cre it rating, or a!!ly "or a loan unless #er #us$an or a male relati%e agree to s#are t#e res!onsi$ility& Similarly, a '()* stu y "oun t#at "i"ty one !ercent o" men t#oug# women were +tem!eramentally un"it "or management&+ T#ere can $e no ou$t t#at we #a%e !rogresse a long way "rom t#ese i eas in t#e last t#ree eca es& Howe%er, it is also un,uestiona$le t#at women in t#e wor- "orce are still iscriminate against, se.ually #arasse , !ai less t#an men, an su""er "rom occu!ational se. segregation an "ears o" "ailure as well as "ears o" success& /e will a ress all o" t#ese concerns in t#is !a!er, an loo- at some well0-nown court cases as illustrations&

Discrimination And Prejudice Play A Large Role In Today `s Society. Many Of Discrimination and pre#udice play a large role in today`s society. $any of the victims consist of gay and lesbian people, women, and people of racial and ethnic groups. *re#udice is a #udgement or an opinion formed before the facts are known. Discrimination, on the other hand, is an act toward someone or something with partiality or pre#udice. !t is one thing to be pre#udice and have

thoughts, but people discriminate and act out those thoughts because a group is different. These people should be protected against discrimination in employment, insurance, housing and in adoption cases. There are many gay and lesbian people in the world and who are they hurting by living that way of life. +verybody`s lifestyles are different and to discriminate against someone because you do not agree with them is ignorant.

1iscrimination in t#e Military 2es, t#e military oes #a%e se.ual #arassment an iscrimination against women in t#e nineties& 3irestone an co0researc#er Ric#ar J& Hurns analy4e a '(55 161 Sur%ey o" men an women in t#e military an "oun t#at *'&5 7 o" men an 89&)7 o" women re!orte eit#er e.!eriencing or -nowing o" se.ual #arassment& Amoung t#e women sur%eye , 80&'7 #a e.!erience se.ual tal- or $e#a%ior at t#e wor- !lace :t#at; create an o""ensi%e, #ostile or intimi ating en%ironment& Amoung t#e men, <)&(7 ga%e t#e same answer&='> T#e !ercent o" women $eing se.ually #arasse is muc# #ig#er t#an t#e !ercent o" men $eing #arasse & E%en t#oug# it is not tolerate , it still #a!!ens regar less o" t#e conse,uences, e%en in t#e nineties& /#ile some women?s e.!eriences #a%e $een similar to t#ose o" $lacmen, t#eir integration into t#e military #as also i""ere in se%eral ways& @ecause o" our society?s "un amental $elie" t#at !rotecting t#&&&

Discrimination in the Work *lace Discrimination can be expressed in many different ways, which no matter what can be very hurtful to a person. Discrimination itself means making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit (definition , . -ne way of expressing discrimination is denying one a #ob because of his.her race or gender, or treating others unfairly because of his.her race or gender. Discrimination can lead to /uitting a #ob, and possibly doing something harmful to oneself or to the aggressor. Different ways of discrimination occurs very often in the workplace. 0irst, sex discrimination against women1 because men are the more dominant figure in today s society they receive more #obs, than do women. Secondly, there is age discrimination against both the young and old people in finding or having a #ob. 0inally, the disabled are sometimes not able to receive a #ob because of their disability. Discrimination will

probably always be in the workplace. !n the workplace it is much harder for women with the same education and experiences as men to earn the same #ob position. $ost of the time if a woman gets a #ob above a man, she will receive a much lower salary than the man would receive if he had the same #ob. Others argue that women should simply be given greater opportunity to work less than a full-time schedule since they are being paid wages equivalent to part-time work for full-time employment (Pay Equity, par 2 ! "omen are also faced with se#ual harassment, a form of se# discrimination in the workplace. 2n employer may hire a woman for a #ob that she is not capable of because the employer wants a woman to be there. This, often times may lead to sexual advances by the employer or co3workers. 2ll employers have a responsibility to treat and pay women, what they deserve with respect. 2ge discrimination is mainly aimed toward the older (&4 5 and younger (6(36) people in their early teens. $any 2mericans have been fired, forced into retirement, or turned down from a #ob due to their age. -lder age employers are discriminated against in the workplace because of appearance and their ability to do the work re/uired is believed to slow. +mployers are more likely to hire a person who is much younger and more attractive than an elderly person. 2lso, employers want to employ people who are able to do the work re/uired. This is another way in which older people are discriminated against even though they may be very capable to do the #ob. The 2ge Discrimination in +mployment 2ct (2D+2 allows workers to sue employers who they think fired them simply because they were too old (+xecutive summary, par ( . +mployers are also more likely to higher a significantly younger person because he.she will work for less money than an older person. +mployers discriminate against the young by not hiring them because of the stereotypes that society puts on youth because of a few irresponsible ones. 7ompanies discriminate against people with disabilities because they look at the disabled as if they cannot do anything to help themselves. +mployers deny work to the disabled because they believe the disable employee will be too slow, and other employees will bring trouble on the disable person. Society often believes that a disabled person will not be able to survive in a world, which can demand more than they can handle. !n 6'&( to end discrimination the +/ual +mployment -pportunity 7ommission (++-7 , based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in employment and to promote programs to make e/ual employment opportunity a reality. The ++-7 has since become responsible for ending discrimination based on age or disability (+/ual +mployment. par6 . Discrimination, no matter what kind, is something that unfortunately, most people have to deal with at some point in their life. !f it s not sex, age, or a disability that is stopping an employer from hiring a person than it could be anything. !n any case it is still not fair to anyone trying to find a #ob. +veryone deserves an e/ual and fair opportunity at employment.

Gender Discrimination

Race iscrimination seems to $e t#e most o$%ious ty!e o" iscrimination& 6t#er iscriminations suc# as gen er, religion or !#ysical a!!earances are #ar er to i enti"y& T#ere is only one time A am sure A was iscriminate against on t#e $asis o" gen er& A "ew years ago A wor-e as a collector at a e$t collection agency in La Borte& A"ter a$out a year o" wor-ing t#ere A was as-e i" A woul li-e to train all t#e new collectors t#at came& A agree to $e t#e collections trainer& E%ery "ew mont#s A woul train a new !erson as t#e turn o%er rate was rat#er #ig#& 6ne ay A got a new !erson to train& Unli-e all my !ast trainees t#is one was a male& A s!ent a long wee- training t#is rat#er arrogant man t#at was only 20 an ne%er #a any college training& His !re%ious Co$ was wor-ing la$or in a "actory& A traine #im on se%eral rules an regulations& A wee- later w#en #e was on #is own A o%er#ear #im $rea-ing 3air 1e$t Dollection Bractice Acts rules& A correcte #im an #a to s!en anot#er "ew ays training #im again& He i nEt catc# on %ery "ast li-e t#e !re%ious !eo!le A #a traine &

$ace and %ender &iscrimination

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 888 2nalogies between racial and gender discrimination are highly problematic, both theoretically and historically. Discrimination can perhaps be better understood when analogi9ed with cancer. Discrimination, like cancer, kills humanity. Discrimination, like cancer, comes in many specific forms. 2nd each form of discrimination, like cancer, must be recogni9ed treated with specific and focused efforts. The purpose of this paper is to show that when we recogni9e the differences between racial and gender discrimination we validate history and are more aptly able to end the current oppression of racial minorities and women. Ten years ago one of the most exclusive golf and country clubs in 2merica, Shoal 7reek, admitted its first black member after controversy surrounding the club"s racial exclusionary policies nearly derailed the club"s coveted plans to host the championship tournament for the *rofessional :olf 2ssociation. Today, the ;ational 7ouncil for Women is waging a similar war on a different golf and country club. The ;ational 7ouncil for Women discovered that 2ugusta ;ational golf and country club, a privat ... <acial discrimination allows the police to profile and beat black and =atino men without fear of repercussions.

The rich old codgers at 2ugust ;ational have a constitutional right to assemble, regale each other with politically incorrect #okes and bitch about the money ;>2 players make. -ftentimes, that"s not the case when it comes to race. :ender discrimination prevents women from getting e/ual pay for e/ual work. >ut it"s not silly to discuss the best way to go about curing the different forms of discrimination. ;ow, ! don"t want to be misunderstood, ! don"t necessarily believe that racial discrimination is worse than gender discrimination. Women3only health spas populate our rich suburbs. Which brings me back to the ;ational 7ouncil for Women, they"re arguing that 2ugusta ;ational needs to open its membership to women primarily for the same reason it welcomed a black member, for the same reason golfers and ma#or corporations turned against exclusionary Shoal 7reek. !n attempting to gain support for their current endeavor the ;ational 7ouncil for Women asks, ?Do they (2ugusta ;ational have different standards for sexual discrimination versus racial discrimination@? ?Do the practices and policies on sex and race discrimination differ@ . !t"s the e/uivalent of *resident >ush sending ground troops to Dallas looking for -sama >in =aden. Thus far, The ;ational 7ouncil for Women is elated with its progress. !n addition, The ;ational -rgani9ation for Women also re/uested that 7>S refuse to televise the tournament at 2ugusta ;ational. We"re an overwhelmingly heterosexual society.