HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE LAW IN UPHOLDING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN?. ... The rights of women concerning these two Acts have, in recent years, appeared to have become more effective; women appear to be being supported and justifyied by tribunals, (although sex discrimination and equal pay rights are still quite obviously being ignored by some companies and employers, even though the Acts have been in force for over twenty years !) A recent case of a woman personnel director who lost her job after claiming equal pay with a male colleague, was awarded an out of court settlement of £140,000. ......

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There are many suggested ways to help bring about racial equality, but they are not as effective as people may think. ... Affirmative action has not completely done its job. ... This is not an effective argument because Asians and Indian people did not have to endure what African American people had to endure in the past (Plous). ... The African American tester in each pair received no job referrals. ... The Caucasian woman declined the job offer. ...

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Introduction Title VII is viewed as one of the most effective and influential tools used to fight discrimination in today's work environment. ... 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...

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Title I of the ADA became "effective 24 months after the date of the enactment" (DOL, 2003). ... The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy U.S. ... JAN represents the most comprehensive resource for job accommodations available. JAN's work has "greatly enhanced the job opportunities of people with disabilities by providing information on job accommodations since 1984" (D.O.L., 2004). ... Title II of the ADA became "effective 18 months after the date of the enactment" with the exception of Section 204, which went into effect on t...

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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. ... In reg...

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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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Through out the 50's protests mainly for equal public schooling and job fairness was common place. ... They challenged that although the requirement was not meant to be discriminatory, its effect was, and that the criteria were not required to effectively perform the job. ... 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 eac...

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However, a balanced approach towards affirmative action can be effective if implemented well. ... This hard work is what distinguishes successful students from students that would not succeed in college and would perhaps benefit in the long run from a different form of job training. ... States that already have a plan in place to offer a path to college for high achieving minorities have proven that this method can truly be effective. ...

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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." ... For an organization to be effective with goals, they must be realistic, attainable, and monitored by the human resource department. ... 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 incompete...

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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. ... For an organization to be effective with goals, they must be realistic, attainable, and monitored by the human resource department. ... 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...

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However, before legislation was passed to outlaw discrimination, many employees found that they were unable to break down the barriers that had been built up in the workplace because of their particular attributes, such as being too young, or too old for a job or due to being of a certain racial background. ... From the content of this essay it is fair to state that, the laws that are available for protection against discrimination and sexual harassment are effective in upholding the basic rights of all people to fair treatment. ...

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From the previous it was found that older persons have difficulties finding jobs and receive inferior medical treatment due to this kind of discrimination. ... For this kind of problem face-to-face interviews or focus groups would be more effective and result would be more precise. ...

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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. ... This should lead to a more effective and equal hiring practice. ...

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Introduction A. Reasons for Undertaking Research. Today, during these democratic transformations, women are becoming more active in many spheres and trying to compete with men and take their rightful place in a new society. Historically the administrative structure is comprised of men and does n...

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While the Kennedy administration began AA, it was the Johnson administration that really added the provisions that would truly allow for effective implementation of AA. ... As a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act, Johnson issued EO 11246, which required expansion of job opportunities for minorities in government contracting firms. ...

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Bhutan is a small landlord country nestled in between China in the north and India in the south.The nation is well known to the rest of the world due to the philosophy of Gross National Happiness which was introduced by His Majesty the 4th Druk Gyalpo King Jigme Singye Wangchuck in the year 1972 wit...

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Abstract In November and December of 2003 the New Haven Fire Department administered promotional exams for both Captain and Lieutenant. In an effort to try to maintain equality and fairness in conjunction with title VII of the Civil Rights act of 1964, the city hired IO Solutions Inc. They were to design the exams to be free of any racial bias in order to avoid any potential implications concerning disparate impact on a protected minority group. This was important to the city because of the large protected population of protected minority groups (nearly 60% of the population are either Africa...

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