Employment Discrimination Law in Perspective: Three Concepts of Equality

Employment Equality Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment of 1978

Pregnancy discrimination exhibits a coherent social logic. The exclusion of women from employment on the basis of pregnancy perpetuates the sexual division of productive and reproductive labor, thereby confirming women's second class status in the work force. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 amends Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by clarifying that the Act's proscription of se...

British Developments in Non-Discrimination Law: the Equality Act

In Spring 2010, the British Parliament finally adopted a comprehensive reform of equality law, following a public debate that stretched over more than a decade. The Equality Act 2010 is the biggest reform of British equality legislation since its inception in the 1960s. It entails the repeal of the burgeoning mass of existing legislation and the replacement of these diverse laws with one statut...

Fairest of Them All? Comparing Qualifications Under Employment Discrimination Law

Fairest of Them All? Comparing Qualifications Under Employment Discrimination Law

The Determinants of Gender Equality in Youth Employment in Developing Countries

Expended Abstract Introduction Sexual discrimination is not defined as the equalization of facilities and opportunities among men and women. One of the dimensions of gender inequality can be expressed in terms of the inequality of employment opportunities, types of jobs, and the level of payment for equal work between men and women.By looking at the results of the workforce surveys of 1395, i...