How Does Gender Discrimination Affect Employees?

Survey says that 68 percent of women believe gender discrimination in the workplace does exist. This is in spite of several federal laws that protect women and other minorities from discrimination. For example, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) ended the practice of compensating men more than women when doing the same jobs. While in 1964, the Civil Rights Act lengthened such protection to other subordinates.

Adverse effects of gender discrimination

Destruction. Discriminated employees may feel anger and loss of self esteem that they opt to destruction as a way of recuperating at the discriminatory acts of employers or co-workers. Destruction of property, physical violence, or development of rumors about people in the company and the company itself are the possible forms of destruction employees may commit.

Lost productivity. Gender discrimination victims usually lose the motivation and courage needed to perform their jobs efficiently. Reports said that gender bias most likely leads to loss in productivity. Gags about employees’ gender that convey weakness, disgust, or gender slurs can greatly affect employees’ efficiency.

Family duties. Women who have children at home may experience reposition during interview as a result of familial responsibilities. Albeit several laws that prohibit a potential employer from asking about family duties, it often comes out during the interview process. This may provoke the hiring manager to pass over a qualified female candidate if he or she thinks the latter will be caught between home and job responsibilities.

Promotions. Conventional perceptions regarding gender can trigger company superiors to engage in illegal acts of passing an employee over for promotion due to gender. While it can happen to both genders, supervisors usually pass over female employees for promotion due to predetermined notions about their roles and abilities.

Hire an employment lawyer immediately after you feel that you are becoming a subject of gender discrimination in your workplace. This is to be guided accordingly on the legal options that you have.