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For example, a nightclub offers free entry to women but charges men to get
in.
Indirect discrimination
Indirect discrimination happens when an organization has a particular policy or way
of working that applies in the same way to both sexes but which puts you at a
disadvantage because of your sex.
For example, an employer decides to change shift patterns for staff so that
they finish at 5 pm instead of 3pm. Female employees with caring
GENDER STEREOTYPES
Gender stereotypes are widely held beliefs about the characteristics and behavior
of women and men. Many of the stereotypes that result in gender discrimination
are not only descriptive, but also prescriptive beliefs about how men and women
"should" behave. For example, women who are considered to be too assertive or
men who lack physical strength are often criticized and historically faced societal
backlash. They can also facilitate or impede intellectual performance, such as
the stereotype threat that lower women's performance on mathematics tests, due
to the stereotype that women have inferior quantitative skills compared to men's, or
when the same stereotype leads men to assess their own task ability higher than
women performing at the same level.
Variations by country or culture
organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank, particularly in
developing countries. The causes and effects of gender inequality vary
geographically, as do methods for combating it.
Which federal law covers sex or gender discrimination?
UNFP aims to respond to the needs of the most marginalized and vulnerable
including adolescent girls, people living with disabilities, indigenous peoples,
migrants, women refugees, female heads of households and those living in
extreme poverty. In 2013, UNFPA supported gender equality-related legislation,
policy reform and development in more than 40 countries.
In the U.S, 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 in hiring, firing, and other terms and
conditions of employment, such as promotions, raises, and other job opportunities
because of their sex.
What is the difference between sex discrimination and gender identity
discrimination?
The phrase gender identity refers to one's self-identification as a man or a
woman, as opposed to one's anatomical sex at birth. Usually, one's gender identity
matches one's anatomical sex: people born with the physical characteristics of
males usually identify as men and those with physical characteristics of females
identify as women. However, for some people, gender identity does not always
align with one's anatomical sex. Thus, for transsexual people, gender identity and
anatomical sex are not in agreement. Someone born male may have a strong
internal self-image and self-identification as a woman, or someone born female
may have a strong internal self-image and self-identification as a man. Some
transsexual people seek medical treatment in the form of hormone therapy or
surgery to correct their physical sex to agree with their gender identity. The term
transgender is an umbrella term to describe anyone who in one or more ways
does not conform to gendered stereotypes of gender identity and/or gender
expression. Transgendered people can face serious discrimination in the