Some of the different areas of the law that affect women specifically include: Sex discrimination, equal pay, domestic violence, forcible rape, and equality, to name but a few. ... The government introduced two laws in the 1970's, a relatively short time ago, and long overdue, the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Equal pay act of 1970, (which was not put into force until 1975). ... However additional rights were introduced concerning pregnancy and maternity leave, The Employment Protection (consolidation) Act, 1978 and the Social Security Act 1986, these two Acts give four rights ...

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In the past the major number of jobs was based on hard physical work and demanded great physical strength and endurance. ... But the wage for women is still less than for men, despite Equal Pay act that was passed in 1963 and requires that " a man and a woman doing the same task with the same skill and experience be paid the same". ... Probably, a stereotype of the female workers as a source of the low paid labor became so strong over time that a number of employers prefer to ignore the Equal Pay Act as long as if they are able to find any kind of a formal excuse that will make them look as if...

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They included such acts as the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This act prohibits paying wages based on sex by employers and unions. It enforces equal pay for equal work. ... This exemption allows for the company to hire a certain type of person if it is truly required for the job position. ... It is reasonable in this situation to limit the job posting and hiring to only male applicants. ...

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Until recently Coca-Cola's has been discriminatory towards its minority and woman employees with regard to promotions, pay raises and job evaluations. ... Two years ago Coke was forced to pay $188 million in settlements to its minority employees involved in a lawsuit accusing the company with discrimination and unequal treatment. ... I think it would be beneficial to employees and to the organization itself, because the companies wouldn't have to pay out millions of dollars in settlements for lawsuits and minorities would enjoy the equal opportunity environment. ...

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Sometimes, they face a choice between their jobs and their own safety. ... Sexual discrimination forces women into lower paying jobs, and sexual harassment help keep them there. Seen in this context, male workers who harass a woman on the job are doing more than annoying her, they are creating a climate of intimidation and repression, making the woman hesitant to seek higher paying jobs where she may perceive the tension as even greater. Thus, sexual harassment accomplishes informally what laws against sex discrimination theoretically prohibit; gender-based requirements for a job. ... Women ...

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Meaning, if people are unable to acquire certain jobs because of the color of their skin, then those people would potentially be unable to desegregate themselves in other facets of life as well. If most of the high paying jobs in our country continued to go to white people, then blacks would still be unable to send their children to expensive universities treat themselves in nicer hospitals, eat in nicer restaurants, etc. ... Once Title VII began to take shape, more and more minorities and women began to receive the jobs that had previously only been offered to white men. ... Jobs and promo...

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Obtaining a job is a major concern for people who are seeking to improve their lives. Because of today's financial challenges, most people feel that obtaining a higher paying position can free them of many headaches that come with everyday living. Throughout their quest in finding that higher paying position, many people will encounter difficulty in obtaining that certain job. ... An area that companies knowingly use discrimination is in their job advertisements. ... There are certain positions such as modeling jobs that do require appearance as a qualifying factor. ...

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Even though you might be the most qualified for the job you still might not obtain the position. ... The debate by most individuals is that I lost my job or pay increase because of affirmative action. ... He states that minorities say they need this to be seen as an equal in an interview for a job. ... Women cannot produce the same amount of body power for a job in which a man can. ... Jobs require strength and brains, not just brains. ...

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Economically, qualified employees are denied decent jobs, advancement and the ability to maintain and pursue a quality discrimination degrades, abuses, belittles ad destroys one's self-esteem. ... Women face considerable barriers in their access to well paying, higher status jobs (Bergen, 1991). Although employment and pay discrimination is prohibited by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the law did not end the pay discrepancy between men and women. Much of the earnings gap is the result of occupational differences, gender segregation, and women's tendency to interrupt their em...

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Affirmative action has not completely done its job. ... The African American tester in each pair received no job referrals. ... The Caucasian woman declined the job offer. ... Affirmative action has opened workplace doors for people of all colors who have been excluded from better-paying and high-status jobs in the past (Affirmative). ... Although affirmative action has helped so many people, it has not finished its job. ...

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Both men & women are supported by these laws such as Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO), enabling everyone fair & equitable access to jobs, employment conditions, training & promotional opportunities. ... Single parents may find this difficult to leave without pay for a certain period of time & may have to seek government payments to cope with the needs of the child and there self. ... An individual is limited to how much leave you can take on a certain leave & only a certain amount of leave is supported by pay. ... Job security may be risked if more time is needed then offered to overcome ...

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Such as the ones to vote, have access to better jobs, have more political influence and be recognized for their abilities. ... But most approaches have been stalled and many Americans believe that women and minorities still face obstacles in society like pay discrepancies, racism, and a disproportionate share of violence an poverty. ... Affirmative also insures that those who meet the requirements for certain jobs or promotions do not loose out on opportunities to improve their lives simply because of their race or gender. ...

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Some of the examples of discrimination at work can be unequal pay, wrongful termination and demoralizing attitude. ... Most of the times, people themselves are unaware that they have been treated unfairly at job places. ... The research started by the test employees, which were made to apply for the job and seek the results regarding it (Pager & Western, 2012). ... Every other organization should be bound to give the statement that their organization will not follow any discrimination policies at any level of their job field. ...

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She knew that to get a good job that paid decently that she had to further her education just as a man would, but she would not receive money from a college for her outstanding swimming, she had to pay for it herself. ... " (24) However, without a good education they would struggle to get a job that paid decently. This led her to push for the Equal Pay Act, which would not come easy. She proposed the idea of the Equal Pay Act in May 1955. ...

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The effects of the "glass ceiling" prevent woman from getting higher ranking jobs. Therefore when men receive higher ranking jobs, they are retaining the advantages from the glass ceiling without necessarily realizing it. This trend has affected me personally as I had received a job at an attorney's office over the summer. ... Throughout the readings of Homophobia "How we all pay the price", I am beginning to realize the profound effects that it has on heterosexuals as well. ... For example, without the presence of sexism I wouldn't have had a job over the summer. ...

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Affirmative action has increased the hiring, promotion, job stability, and wages of women and minorities. Affirmative action has also opened workplace doors for women of all colors who historically have been kept from higher pay and higher status jobs. Because of expanded job opportunities, women are less likely to leave or lose their jobs. ...

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Throughout World War II, seeds were being planted for the Civil Rights Movement. "Jim Crow" laws dominated the United States, and they dominated the battlefields of the war as well. As the war raged on and the battle against Nazi Germany was won, discrimination against non-white people became mor...

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I believe that this is detrimental to the social improvement of some minorities because younger children of those minorities buy into the image of becoming a professional athlete as one of the few high paying jobs that are "appropriate" for their ethnic group. ...

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Through out the 50's protests mainly for equal public schooling and job fairness was common place. ... It is essential for the department to understand the rules for most aspects of the job. ... Affirmative action plans are intended to place woman and minorities in jobs and careers that have historically been closed to them. ... These goals should be based on the availability of qualified minorities and woman for each job. ... While it is commonly acknowledged that affirmative action has gone further to promoting females then minorities, mostly white females, woman still find it difficult...

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Affirmative action is a major issue because it grants access to institutions and jobs based on innate characteristics such as skin color or gender, and not by just merit. ... Similarly, a study done in 1988 found that workplace discrimination was the "number one barrier" for women in achieving future promotions .Even in today's supposedly "more equal" workplace, men in higher-paying jobs are promoted at a rate almost 40% greater than their female counterparts. The types of jobs women have are also limited by their gender: only 3% of firefighters are women, 8% of police...

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Forty years ago, minorities were predominantly confined to low paying jobs with little to no hope for advancement, and women were widely held to be nothing more than stay at home mothers. ... It tries to encourage job placement, educational enrollment, and societal acceptance. ... Since many of the minorities and women come from either poor backgrounds or centuries of bias, the search for a job outside of the societal norm can be very difficult. They have the tricky task of finding employment that matches their job skills. ... The case eventually was heard by the United States Supreme Court...

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The order indicated that federal contractors should take affirmative action to ensure job applicants and employees are treated "without regard to their race, creed, or national origin." ... The programs as they apply now are detrimental to the operation of the job market, to white males, and to the groups it is supposed to benefit. ... Nye states "that positive information regarding an employee's job qualifications should minimize assumptions of incompetence associated with affirmative action hiring programs. In other words, when co-workers have information that clearly describes an indiv...

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The order indicated that federal contractors should take affirmative action to ensure job applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, creed, or national origin. ... The programs as they apply now are detrimental to the operation of the job market, to white males, and to the groups it is supposed to benefit. ... Nye states that positive information regarding an employee's job qualifications should minimize assumptions of incompetence associated with affirmative action hiring programs. In other words, when co-workers have information that clearly describes an individu...

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Ageism influences the presence of diversity because those who are affected by ageism within their career may lose their job due to newer, younger, cheaper people coming into the workplace to take over their current position. ... With both pension and health care the key issues that will cause issues is that the number of people working and paying taxes to fun pension and health care programs is going to dramatically decrease as the baby boomers retire and as they retire the amount of people uses these services in going to see an increase. ... The ADA provides protection to those with disabili...

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But there are still thousands of examples of situations where people of color, white women, and working class women and men of all races who were previously excluded from jobs or educational opportunities, or were denied opportunities once admitted, have gained access through affirmative action. ... In its modern form, affirmative action can call for an admission officer faced with two similarly qualified applicants to choose the minority over the white, or for a manager to recruit and hire a qualified woman for a job instead of a man. ... Overall, minorities and women are in vastly lower payi...

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