Lecture 6 Discrimination and Affirmative Action.pptVIP

Lecture 6: Discrimination and Affirmative Action 1.What is Discrimination in employment? -When the decisions on hiring, promotion, pay, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment directly affect the economic interests of employees. e.g. reject a person merely because of that’s person’s race/gender Intent: when there is a significant intent to treat the members of a group differently, e.g. Refusal to hire blacks or has a policy of hiring blacks only for a job. Arguments from employers that may be justifiable: they do that just for business/religious concern: Catholic priests, a female president for a woman’s college. 2. Forms of Discrimination Sex Discrimination : Religious Discrimination Race Discrimination Age Discrimination Discrimination against Handicapped 2. Forms of Discrimination Sex Discrimination : Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO) Discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status and pregnancy, and sexual harassment are made unlawful under this law.The law applies to both males and females. 2. Forms of Discrimination Sex Discrimination: A) direct discrimination - Direct discrimination: when a person is treated less favorably than another person of the opposite sex, with a different marital status, or who is not pregnant. E.g. you are rejected for a job because the employer wants to hire a person of another sex; you are single and pregnant but employer says maternity benefits are only for those legally married. Pregnancy discrimination can occur if you are terminated at the end of your maternity leave. 2. Forms of Discrimination Sex Discrimination: B) indirect discrimination - Indirect discrimination occurs when a condition or requirement, which is not justifiable, is applied to everyone but in practice adversely affects persons of a particular sex or marital status, or those who are pregnant. For example, if your employer penalizes you for not working overtime because you are not able to do so as you are pregnant. If your empl