Sexual Harassment

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is sexual harassment?

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. As a result, when it occurs on the job it violates the laws against sex discrimination in the workplace, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Read more »

What is Sexual Harassment?

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. As a result, when it occurs on the job it violates the laws against sex discrimination in the workplace, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.(1) Read more »

Discrimination against women in the American workplace is very much alive and well. Although much has changed for the better in the nearly four decades since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act, and otherprohibitions against employment discrimination based on sex, women continue to encounter serious obstacles to equal job opportunity. Read more »

Some commentators have suggested that affirmative action programs that take race, national origin or gender into account should be eliminated entirely and replaced by affirmative action programs to aid the economically disadvantaged --i.e., anti-poverty or "need-based" remedies. Programs to eliminate poverty and enhance opportunities for the economically disadvantaged are critically needed. Read more »