Women and Workplace Discrimination: Overcoming Barriers to Gender EqualityRutgers University Press, 2003 - 232 pages Attorney Raymond F. Gregory addresses the millions of women who think they might be facing sexual discrimination and explains federal measures enacted to assist workers in contesting unlawful employer conduct. He presents actual court cases to demonstrate the ways that women have challenged their employers. The cases illustrate legal principles in real-life experiences. Many of the cases relate compelling stories of workers caught up in a web of employer discriminatory conduct. Gregory has eliminated legal jargon, ensuring that all concepts are clear to his readers. Individuals will turn to this book again and again to obtain authoritative background on this important topic. Topics covered include:
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Two Sex Discrimination in Todays Workplace | 13 |
Three Enactment of the Federal AntiDiscrimination Laws | 23 |
Seven Discrimination against Women of Color | 60 |
Eight Discrimination against Women in the Professions | 72 |
Nine Discrimination against Pregnant Women | 85 |
Eleven Sex Discrimination at Various Stages of the Employment | 107 |
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