ENGR 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Glass Ceiling, Whistleblower
20 Jan 2018
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The code of ethics for engineers specifies that fundamentally in all aspects of their work an engineer must respect their obligations towards humanity. It is governed by key legal frameworks in canadian and qu bec law the canadian charter of. Rights and freedoms and the qu bec charter of human rights and freedoms. Direct discrimination discrimination that is directed against a person on the basis of prejudice. Prejudice an opinion formed without taking time and care to judge fairly, often based on incomplete and stereotyped information. Adverse effect or constructive discrimination (a form of unintentional discrimination). For example, an employer has a rule that male employees must be clean-shaven (against religion). Systemic discrimination - is a discrimination that is rooted in accepted ways of doing this in a business, profession, or occupation. Glass ceiling (systemic discrimination) is the act of disadvantaging women over men in the workplace (lower wages).
