Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the FEHA prohibit sex discrimination in employment. This simply states that sex or gender discrimination is treating an employee or employees differently because of their gender. Whenever this discrimination affects the "terms or conditions of employment", it is illegal. This paper will briefly discuss the boundaries of sexual or gender discrimination and how careful employees and employers must communicate and act during work hours as well as outside of work.
Gender discrimination began to surface during World War II mainly because women were brought into the workplace out of necessity. They were given traditional male jobs and performed well. Ever since, they have been trying to maintain their validity in the workforce. The percentage of female employed before that time was not high at all. World War II has been considered the starting point of women being a real part of the workforce and has made tremendous strides in the past th
There are many different types of ways that gender discrimination can be found. One can be found guilty of discrimination by simply requiring on gender to work different hours than the other gender. Most people and employers seem to take for granted that men are naturally stronger than women and allocate jobs or positions that require extra strength or stamina specifically for them. This type of stereotyping is and can be considered gender discrimination based upon that any type of stereotyping is illegal. Another common example of this is not allowing women to work at night or late hours.