Workforce Management
Employer policies help, but rising awareness fuels complaints.
By Judy Greenwald
March 2011
Gender discrimination claims persist as a risk for employers despite widespread implementation of company policies on the issue and greater employer sophistication in this area.
Greater awareness among workers, legislative developments and demographic trends are among factors that explain why neither the total number of claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission nor the percentage of gender discrimination claims has declined, observers say.
According to the EEOC, gender discrimination charges accounted for 29.1 percent of all charges in fiscal 2010. Since 2000, they have registered in a relatively narrow range between 29.1 percent and the 31.5 percent reported in 2000.
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