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Under the law...one gender, while not a minority, is a protected class. Protected classes are qualified for special treatment in law and policy, particularly i

Under the law...one gender, while not a minority, is a protected class. Protected classes are qualified for special treatment in law and policy, particularly in the context of employment law.

astura 8y ago
False, all genders (including male) are protected classes. "We didn't hire you because we think women make better caregivers" is just as illegal as "We didn't hire you because we think men make better middle managers." http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-2-18.cfm http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-2-18.cfm >The Children's Home, Inc., a Tampa nonprofit child care organization also known as the Children's Home Network, will pay $18,000 and provide training for its human resources and management employees to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit charged that The Children's Home violated federal law when it refused to consider a male employee, Luis Vasquez, for a position in its maternity home program based on his sex. The suit further alleged that, Vasquez, after voicing his concerns about the company's refusal to consider him because he is a male, was prevented from applying to any other positions with the organization. https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-30-18b.cfm https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-30-18b.cfm >BALTIMORE - Park School of Baltimore Inc., a private school in Pikesville, Md., violated federal law when it refused to renew the employment contract of a male softball coach because it preferred female leadership, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
- will_brown 8y ago
  You are correct, and I intended to reflect just the point gender is a protected class whether or not it is the/a minority gender in the context of the employers work place, industry as a whole and society at large. I suppose my comment was poorly worded and open to interpretation based on use of “one gender”. Of course there are exceptions to gender discrimination that does allow an employer to hire on the basis of sex (I.e. bonafide occupational qualification).

Under the law...one gender, while not a minority, is a protected class. Protected classes are qualified for special treatment in law and policy, particularly in the context of employment law.

astura 8y ago

False, all genders (including male) are protected classes. "We didn't hire you because we think women make better caregivers" is just as illegal as "We didn't hire you because we think men make better middle managers." http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-2-18.cfm http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/5-2-18.cfm >The Children's Home, Inc., a Tampa nonprofit child care organization also known as the Children's Home Network, will pay $18,000 and provide training for its human resources and management employees to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit charged that The Children's Home violated federal law when it refused to consider a male employee, Luis Vasquez, for a position in its maternity home program based on his sex. The suit further alleged that, Vasquez, after voicing his concerns about the company's refusal to consider him because he is a male, was prevented from applying to any other positions with the organization. https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-30-18b.cfm https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/7-30-18b.cfm >BALTIMORE - Park School of Baltimore Inc., a private school in Pikesville, Md., violated federal law when it refused to renew the employment contract of a male softball coach because it preferred female leadership, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

will_brown 8y ago
You are correct, and I intended to reflect just the point gender is a protected class whether or not it is the/a minority gender in the context of the employers work place, industry as a whole and society at large. I suppose my comment was poorly worded and open to interpretation based on use of “one gender”. Of course there are exceptions to gender discrimination that does allow an employer to hire on the basis of sex (I.e. bonafide occupational qualification).