This week, referring to his favorite object, my iPhone, my two and a half year old proclaimed: “I’m going to charge it like a man.” What? Who taught him the phrase “like a man”? What does he think it means? I asked him these questions, and he just beamed at me, inscrutable. I investigated further. … [Read more...] about The Dangers of Sexual Stereotyping
Sexual Stereotyping
Absent BFOQ, Transgendered Employees Protected under Title VII
What does discrimination on the basis of "sex" mean under Title VII? When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, it prohibited discrimination based on a lot of really big, important categories---such as race, national origin, religion, and sex. Back then, everybody knew what sex discrimination … [Read more...] about Absent BFOQ, Transgendered Employees Protected under Title VII
EEOC Says Transgender Discrimination Violates Title VII
In 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act outlawed major forms of discrimination, including discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, and sex. At the time, sex discrimination meant discrimination against women. Today, however, courts are … [Read more...] about EEOC Says Transgender Discrimination Violates Title VII