Why is the Civil Rights Act of 1964 significant? What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
specifically about? What is the requirement of the Civil Rights Act
• What is the argument of “blind to differences” approach?
• What is your take on this approach? • What is the meaning of “affirmative action”? • What do you think of this approach? • What is the counter-argument of this approach?
of 1991? What is the significance of this Act?
What can be called harassment? Compare the arguments in the debate about
Affirmative Action. Which side is more persuasive?
In this unit, we
• discussed the Nature of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• learned about the legal issues and other considerations about race, ethnic and national origin
How are pregnant women protected in the work place?
In what situations can differences in pay between men and women in the same jobs be allowed?
What does pay equity refer to? What does sexual harassment refer to?
• What is the meaning of job-relatedness? • What does BFOQ stand for? How to understand it? • What does an employer need to do if the burden
of proof is on him/her? • How can employers avoid charges of retaliation?
What does nepotism refer to? Why are workplace romances considered
risky? How do employers usually do to address the
issue of workplace romance? What is the situation in your company?
• What is the does it mean?
• What are the two types of illegal employment discrimination? Explain the difference.
• What is a business necessity?
• examined sex/gender discrimination laws and regulations
After class, you
• research independently on the situation of Equal Employment Opportunities in China. Organize your research results into a 1,000-word report.