Gender Discrimination Research Paper
“According to TNS Research Surveys, 68 percent of women surveyed believe gender discrimination exist in the workplace. Federal law protects women and other minorities from discrimination in the workplace. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 ended the practice of paying men more than women when performing the same jobs and duties. In 1964, the Civil Rights Act extended this protection to other minorities. Despite these protections, many women still feel gender-based discrimination is a problem in some businesses” (Gluck). Regardless of the amount of attention discrimination of forms may receive and the progress made towards equal rights for all individuals in the work place, there is evidence that discrimination is still not a thing of the past just yet.
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The impact of discrimination against women and their pay entitlements has been, without debate, proven by many polls and research efforts. According to an article published in The Wall Street Journal that conducted a poll discussing gender in workplace bias, “84% of women say men are paid more for similar work, a view borne out by government data but which draws agreement from only two-thirds of men. More than four in 10 women say they have faced gender discrimination personally, most often in the workplace” (Nelson). The article further expounds to address very specific data. Some of that data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that women who work full-time earn 79% of the weekly pay that men bring home. The Institute for Women's Policy Research, which tracks the gender wage gap, finds that women's median earnings lag men's in almost every occupation. While the gap narrowed during the 1980s and 1990s, there has been little movement since 2000” (Nelson). While there are minute differences in statistical findings from different reports, they have all provided the same general concept that differences in pay do exist based on …show more content…
Businesses as a whole can suffer from workplace discrimination too. Most important is the simple fact that gender discrimination is illegal. Violating The Equal Pay Act of 1963 can result in legal action being taken against the business. Legal costs incurred will impact any businesses net profit. An article written by the website, Cutting Edge Recruiting Solutions, discusses the legal costs of discrimination. “Employee lawsuits are expensive. An average out of court settlement is about $40,000. In addition, 10 percent of wrongful termination and discrimination cases result in a $1 million dollar settlement. The majority of cases, about 67 percent, are ruled in the plaintiff’s favor when taken into litigation. Plus, litigation costs are on the rise. During 2008, the average cost of litigation was $115 million. This is up 73 percent from $66 million in 2000, according to a litigation cost survey of major companies, prepared by the Layers for Civil Justice Group, Civil Justice Reform Group and U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. This is an average increase of 9 percent each year” (Cutting Edge Recruiting Solutions,
The impact of discrimination against women and their pay entitlements has been, without debate, proven by many polls and research efforts. According to an article published in The Wall Street Journal that conducted a poll discussing gender in workplace bias, “84% of women say men are paid more for similar work, a view borne out by government data but which draws agreement from only two-thirds of men. More than four in 10 women say they have faced gender discrimination personally, most often in the workplace” (Nelson). The article further expounds to address very specific data. Some of that data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that women who work full-time earn 79% of the weekly pay that men bring home. The Institute for Women's Policy Research, which tracks the gender wage gap, finds that women's median earnings lag men's in almost every occupation. While the gap narrowed during the 1980s and 1990s, there has been little movement since 2000” (Nelson). While there are minute differences in statistical findings from different reports, they have all provided the same general concept that differences in pay do exist based on …show more content…
Businesses as a whole can suffer from workplace discrimination too. Most important is the simple fact that gender discrimination is illegal. Violating The Equal Pay Act of 1963 can result in legal action being taken against the business. Legal costs incurred will impact any businesses net profit. An article written by the website, Cutting Edge Recruiting Solutions, discusses the legal costs of discrimination. “Employee lawsuits are expensive. An average out of court settlement is about $40,000. In addition, 10 percent of wrongful termination and discrimination cases result in a $1 million dollar settlement. The majority of cases, about 67 percent, are ruled in the plaintiff’s favor when taken into litigation. Plus, litigation costs are on the rise. During 2008, the average cost of litigation was $115 million. This is up 73 percent from $66 million in 2000, according to a litigation cost survey of major companies, prepared by the Layers for Civil Justice Group, Civil Justice Reform Group and U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. This is an average increase of 9 percent each year” (Cutting Edge Recruiting Solutions,