HRM 3450 Chapter Notes -Glass Ceiling, Escalator, Organizational Commitment
17 Oct 2012
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Sex biological: males have xy chromosomes, females have xx chromosomes, some people have different combinations of chromosomes. Gender perceptions of how men and women should behave. Legislation relevant to sex and gender at work include: the equal pay act of 1963. Attempted to address overt sex-based pay disparities: title vii of the civil rights act of 1964. Hiring, firing, promotions and other employment matters: executive orders for affirmative action. Requires certain employers to take active efforts to ensure women had equal opportunity to work: the pregnancy discrimination act of 1978, eeoc guidelines on sexual harassment of 1980, the family and medical leave act of 1993. Provides job security while allowing women and men to take time off for family needs and to be assured a job afterward. Women with children earn less than women without children. Men who wish to participate in family care are often perceived as violating their gender roles: the lilly ledbetter fair pay act of 2009.
