Pregnancy discrimination

belief • sex • sexual orientation • marriage and civil partnership • pregnancy and maternity Types of Discrimination Direct discrimination it happen when someone is treated less favorably than another person because of a protection features. They have or are thought to have or because they associate with someone who has a protected characteristic.…

Discrimination can take on many different forms such as racial, work, social, and gender. Gender can be considered as the social structure of the roles of males and females which can also be called gender roles. The kind of discrimination that is commonly seen is racial discrimination, and just as equally seen is the discrimination based off of gender. The rise of gender discrimination in the work place came about with the rise of racial discrimination. The United States was in a time where…

In the Unites States of America, discrimination is defined in the following ways, and pertains to employment, law, regulation, and policy: Age Disability Equal Pay/Compensation National Origin Pregnancy Race/Color Religion Sexual Harassment Age discrimination involves treating someone poorly based on the person’s age, specifically, over age 40. It is illegal to factor in age when it comes to employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, hours,…

Currently women in medicine are still disadvantaged by sexual discrimination that leads to a lack of professional advancement, due to the combat of a glass ceiling and not simply just a lag. Glass ceiling is metaphorical term that “refers to women’s lack of advancement into leadership positions despite no visible barriers” (Carnes, Morrissey & Geller, 2008). Even though considerable improvements have been made, sexual discrimination, harassment and gender inequality are still prevalent in the…

At a time where women have more equality and more opportunity than any generations before them, it is truly shocking that a student within a classroom setting is discriminated against for solely being pregnant. Pregnancy is necessary for humankind to exist and evolve. It’s the aspect that contributes to the growth of the world economically, socially biologically, culturally, and politically. So why are pregnant woman being punished when their supporting pro life and attempting to get an…

Equal and The New Jim Crow) Part 1 – Question 1 (Equal Means Equal) While some people don’t think that the Equal Rights Amendment is necessary because political institutions such as Congress, having the ability to pass preventative laws against discrimination, and the courts, having the capability of ruling discriminatory laws unconstitutional, may possess the power to fight for equality, there are multiple court cases where, while they possess the power, they don’t use it fairly or to the…

between males and females, unfortunately women are still not being treated equally in a workplace. The numerous obstacles women face in their career is gender discrimination. Even though women are qualified in the workforce, they still have to work harder…

things; low employee compensation, predatory practices with vendors, and in their most recent lawsuit, a severe disparity in pay between men and women. (Walsh, 2011) While the counter-suit by Ms. Lawson is not related to sex discrimination, the public tends to view discrimination against pregnant people as such. The public may be concerned that a company who sells jewelry which is primarily marketed to women might be enforcing an incongruent policy regarding pregnant employees. It is unlikely…

In this discussion, I will critically analyze the judgement in the case of South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard, this case was heard and decided on 2014 which touches the matter of discrimination which is treating a person, mostly unfairly on grounds of race, sex, gender, pregnancy, marital status, disability, religion, birth, and etc. Here the discussion will mostly focus on the facts of the case, followed by purpose of employment equity measures, with relevant provisions that…

Racial discrimination does exist within society and its institutions. Tim Wise presented a statistical study that in 2006, the number of race based housing discrimination were at the highest they’ve ever been. Another study showed that “between 1991 and 2000, there were almost one million black people in this country who died, who would not have died had they merely been white and had the average health care quality and access of the typical white person in this country, had they been living in…