employment discrimination
Hiring based unfairly
Employment discrimination is treating job applicants or employees unfavorably based on characteristics like race, sex, age, disability, or religion rather than qualifications or performance.
It can occur in hiring, firing, pay, promotions, or working conditions: She filed a complaint alleging employment discrimination after being passed over for younger candidates.
Laws prohibit such practices, though proving discrimination often requires demonstrating patterns rather than isolated decisions.
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- EEOCFederal workplace discrimination agency
Title VII · ADA · complaint · settlement · class action · damages · verdict · deposition
Automatic, unintentional stereotyping
- explicit biasConsciously held discriminatory beliefs
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
glass ceiling · tokenism · favoritism · nepotism · partiality · stigmatization · microaggressions · unconscious bias
Giving someone work
- firingTerminating employment
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- demotionReduction in status
- wage gapDisparity in earnings
job posting · interview · performance review · termination · harassment · retaliation · whistleblower · hostile work environment
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- equal protectionUniform legal treatment
- fair treatmentImpartial, unbiased handling
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- right to sueEntitlement to legal action
disability rights · pregnancy rights · religious accommodation · equal pay · whistleblower protection · collective bargaining · union representation · grievance procedure
Prejudice targeting older people
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
- homophobiaPrejudice against same-sex attraction
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- mentorship programOrganized guidance for development
- ombudsmanPublic complaints investigator
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
corrective action · back pay · reinstatement · punitive damages · consent decree
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
EEOC · Title VII · ADA · complaint · settlement · class action · damages · verdict · deposition · testimony
implicit bias
Automatic, unintentional stereotyping
- explicit biasConsciously held discriminatory beliefs
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
prejudgment · glass ceiling · tokenism · favoritism · nepotism · partiality · stigmatization · microaggressions · unconscious bias · confirmation bias
hiring
Giving someone work
wage gap · job posting · interview · performance review · termination · harassment · retaliation · whistleblower · hostile work environment · wrongful dismissal
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- equal protectionUniform legal treatment
- fair treatmentImpartial, unbiased handling
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
right to sue · disability rights · pregnancy rights · religious accommodation · equal pay · whistleblower protection · collective bargaining · union representation · grievance procedure
ageism
Prejudice targeting older people
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · colorism · classism
affirmative action
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- mentorship programOrganized guidance for development
- ombudsmanPublic complaints investigator
mediation · corrective action · back pay · reinstatement · punitive damages · consent decree
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- Disability Rightsdisability rights, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, accessibility
- discriminationracism, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment, prejudice
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- discrimination lawsuitssexual harassment, racial bias, hostile work environment, disparate impact, Title VII
- gender equalitygender equality, gender equity, equal rights, equal pay, gender parity
employment discriminationmerit-based hiring
Employment by qualification alone
fair employment practices · equal opportunity · equal employment opportunity · equal treatment · meritocracy
employment discriminationworkplace inclusion
Ensuring all employees belong
diversity and inclusion · affirmative action · inclusive employment · equal opportunity · workplace equity
employment, employ, employed, employer, employee, employees, employers, employing, employable