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What are some major EEO laws
- equal pay act - requires that men and women be paid equally if performing the same amount of work.
- title 7 of civil rights act- prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, sex
- age discrimination in employment act- prohibits discrimination against workers over age 40
- Pregnancy Discrimination act- prohibits discrimination against women in employment decision on the basis of childbirth.
- Americans with disabilities act- prohibits discrimination against disabled individuals and requires employers to better accommodate disabled workers.
- civil rights act- prohibits discrimination and allows for the rewarding in compensation in case of intentional discrimination
- family and medical leave act- requires that employers provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave for medical and family reasons.
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define glass ceiling
the invisible barriers that prevents minorities and women from being promoted to top corporate positions
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define socioeconomic background
refers to a combination of social class and income-related factors
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define perception
the process through which people select, organize, and interpret what they see, hear, touch, smell, and taste to give meaning and order to the world around them
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define schema
an abstract knowledge structure stored in memory that allows people to organize and interpret information about a person, event, or situation
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define gender schema
preconceived beliefs or ideas about the nature of men and women, their traits, attitudes, behaviors, and preferences
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define sterotype
simplistic and often inaccurate beliefs about the typical characteristics of particular groups of people.
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define bias
the systematic tendency to use information about others in ways that result in inaccurate perceptions
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what is the salience effect?
focus attention on individuals who are conspicuously different
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overt discrimination
knowingly and willingly denying diverse individuals access to opportunities and outcomes in an organization.
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define quid pro quo
- Asking for or forcing an employee
- to perform sexual favors In exchange for receiving some reward or avoiding negative consequences.
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define hostile work environment
Telling lewd jokes, displaying pornography, making sexually oriented remarks about someone's personal appearance, and other sex-related actions that make the work environment unpleasant.
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what steps should be taken to eradicate sexual harassment?
- develop and clearly communicate a sexual
- harassment policy that endorsed by top management.
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