Gender Discrimination Assessment Activity
Kim Daigle
546
June 15, 2015
Denise Brown
The Shoe Incident
According to the Employment Law for Business, gender discrimination is illegal under Title VII (Bennett, 2007). Being that I am the regional manager, there are certain decisions that I will and will not allow from my customers. I take pride in making sure that every employee and customer are treated fairly and with respect. Based on the facts in this case, there is legal and ethical issues that arise in this incident.
Discrimination happens every day whether intentionally or purposely. Customers preference is not a legitimate and protected reason to treat otherwise-qualified employees differently based on gender” (Bennett, 2007). Even though Imelda was the store’s best customer, she still has to be helped by the sales employee that is working that was working that area on that day. If Imelda prefers a female sales employee, she has that right to come back another day when the female sales employee is working in the front. I believe Imelda doesn’t realize when she is requesting to work with a female sales employee over a male sales employee that she is gender discriminating under Title VII.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that protects individuals from discrimination based upon sex. This law makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against individuals because of their sex in hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment, such as promotions, raises, and other job opportunities. The laws of most states also make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex (Workplace Fairness, 2015).
Title VII covers all private employers, state and local governments. These laws also cover private and public employment agencies, labor organizations, and joint labor management committees controlling
