With Geduldig being the most recent case concerning sex-based discrimination, the Court up until this time was in the process of discerning what the real and imagined differences were when it came to the standard of scrutiny applied to cases such as these. Geduldig struck a major blow to the consecutive rulings in favor of women and alleviating some of the disparities they faced by employers. It was not until 1976 that the Court was faced with another case concerning gender biases. In General Electric Company v. Gilbert (1976) , a case almost identical to Geduldig, the Court was again faced with a suit involving a pregnant woman (Gilbert) denied benefits; however, the difference between the two cases is that this case challenged Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here is where we begin the era of cases …show more content…
The Court saw an influx of cases as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 came into full effect as well as reforms to this Act when it came to pregnancy and disabilities. The Court was now able to set precedent as to what employers can mandate for women that is different from men, including what they can and cannot exclude when it comes to benefits and disabilities. They have transitioned from cases involving merely choosing a man over a woman when both are able/ equally qualified to hold certain positions, like in Reed v. Reed, to cases involving what employers can and cannot do regarding pregnant women and equal treatment when it comes to temporary disability due to childbirth, and what type of work environments employers are justified in enforcing rules that may statistically go against a substantial number of women and not men. As places of employment were forced to make adjustments that created a more equal environment among men and women, the 1980s saw its share of discrimination cases as more people are becoming aware of what employers can and cannot