Sex discrimination
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Sex discrimination is discrimination based on sex. Currently, discrimination because of sex is defined as adverse action against another person, that would not have occurred had the person been of another sex. This is considered a form of prejudice and is illegal in certain enumerated circumstances throughout most countries.
Notable U.S. laws regarding discrimination based upon sex in the U.S. include the Equal Pay Act (part of the Fair Labor Standards Act), which prohibits wage discrimination by employers and labor organizations based on sex, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which broadly prohibits discrimination in the workplace including hiring, firing, workforce reduction, benefits, and sexually harassing conduct. U.S. law has also included discrimination based upon pregnancy in the workplace as discrimination based upon sex with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act embodied in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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- A law lecture in mp3 format (part 1, part 2, and part 3) on gender discrimination and U.S. constitutional law
- Equal Pay Act - Actual Text
- Gender Discrimination Law in the United States
