Key Issues surrounding this topic:
- Are women being paid fairly in the workplace? In other words, are workers that are doing the same amount of work being paid accordingly by employers?
- Are women at a disadvantage when it comes to finding a job/advancing in a career?
- Is sexual harrassment becoming such an issue in the workplace that it is interfering with women's quality of life/workplace environment?
Useful search terms and keywords to use when researching this topic:
Keywords and serach phrases:Equality in the workplace, Women's empowerment in the workplace, Women's rights, Equal pay act, Gender equality, Lilly Ledbetter bill, Sex discrimination against women, sexism in the workplace, Sexism and labor, etc.
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Relevent Dewey Decimal Call Numbers:305- Social Groups (Includes books on women's rights)
344- Labor, Social, Education, and culteral law (Books that include surpeme court desicions that were related to women and labor) |
Lakeview High School Library Books
Brown, Robin. Women’s issues. New York: H.W Wilson Co.
Focuses on women’s struggles in the workplace along with sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
Cushman, Clare. Supreme Court decisions and Women’s Rights: Milestones to Equality. New York: Summit Books. Print.
This book outlines cases that the supreme court has taken on that deal with women in the workforce and sex discrimination. Includes background information on all the cases included as well as hearings.
French, Marylin. The War Against Women. New York: Summit Books. Print.
Marilyn French presents her research on the oppression of women in this book. In her attempt to prove that there is a war against women in this book, she mentions women’s oppression in the workforce specifically, making this an excellent selection for the purpose of this research.
Focuses on women’s struggles in the workplace along with sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
Cushman, Clare. Supreme Court decisions and Women’s Rights: Milestones to Equality. New York: Summit Books. Print.
This book outlines cases that the supreme court has taken on that deal with women in the workforce and sex discrimination. Includes background information on all the cases included as well as hearings.
French, Marylin. The War Against Women. New York: Summit Books. Print.
Marilyn French presents her research on the oppression of women in this book. In her attempt to prove that there is a war against women in this book, she mentions women’s oppression in the workforce specifically, making this an excellent selection for the purpose of this research.
Web Resources Available Through WebPath Express
Know Your Rights: Sex discrimination
http://www.equalrights.org/publications/kyr/sexdiscrim.asp
This website is based on a “what, so what, now what?” format. It first explains what sex discrimination is and what that would look like in the workplace. Next, the website gives the reader examples of what sex discrimination would look like in the workplace and gives recourses and ideas on how to act upon the discrimination and gives the reader options for the issues they may be having.
Notable Dates in women’s legal history:
http://licensetothrive.org/story/detail/id/14
Gives examples of women’s rights issues in the past that deal with employment and addresses issues that need to be taken care of in the near future.
Youth at Work
http://webpath.follettsoftware.com/resource/viewurl?encodedUrl=ckNX_h27bCFPSuZnn2QXdGyMOkSCCmLmf4a2gqkVl3o&version=1&appsignature=Destiny&appversion=10.5.6.0+%28RC6%29
This website outlines federally and specific state laws that strive to protect employees from being sexually discriminated against in the workplace.
http://www.equalrights.org/publications/kyr/sexdiscrim.asp
This website is based on a “what, so what, now what?” format. It first explains what sex discrimination is and what that would look like in the workplace. Next, the website gives the reader examples of what sex discrimination would look like in the workplace and gives recourses and ideas on how to act upon the discrimination and gives the reader options for the issues they may be having.
Notable Dates in women’s legal history:
http://licensetothrive.org/story/detail/id/14
Gives examples of women’s rights issues in the past that deal with employment and addresses issues that need to be taken care of in the near future.
Youth at Work
http://webpath.follettsoftware.com/resource/viewurl?encodedUrl=ckNX_h27bCFPSuZnn2QXdGyMOkSCCmLmf4a2gqkVl3o&version=1&appsignature=Destiny&appversion=10.5.6.0+%28RC6%29
This website outlines federally and specific state laws that strive to protect employees from being sexually discriminated against in the workplace.
MeLCat Books
Fogel, Walter. The Equal Pay Act: Implications for Comparable Worth. New York, NY: Praeger, 1984. Print. Available at (Western Michigan University).
Outlines major arguments that we're used for attempts to legalize the equal pay act.
Kramer, Henry S., Solotoff, Lawrence. Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. New York, NY: Law Journals Seminars-Press, 1994. Print. Available at (Wayne State University).
Discusses major topics that are relevant to sexual discrimination in the workplace including sexual harrassment and how it affects women as employee's. Includes descriptions and hearings on law cases that have dealt wtih these issues and how those verdicts have had an effect on the future of women in the workforce.
Outlines major arguments that we're used for attempts to legalize the equal pay act.
Kramer, Henry S., Solotoff, Lawrence. Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. New York, NY: Law Journals Seminars-Press, 1994. Print. Available at (Wayne State University).
Discusses major topics that are relevant to sexual discrimination in the workplace including sexual harrassment and how it affects women as employee's. Includes descriptions and hearings on law cases that have dealt wtih these issues and how those verdicts have had an effect on the future of women in the workforce.
Databases
Billitteri, Thomas J. “Are Women Paid Fairly in the Workplace?”. Gender Pay Gap. Volume 18. Number 11. 14, March 2008: 241-264. CQ Researcher. Web. 11, January 2013.
Addresses the issue of unequal pay in the workplace. Describes the pay gap between male and female workers that do the same amount of work, and how this problem can be changed.
Cooper, Mary H. “Is the Global Anti-Violence Campaign Succeeding?”. Women and Human Rights. Volume 9. Number 16. 30, April 1999: 353-376. CQ Researcher. Web. 11, January 2013.
Talks about violence against women and sexual harassment. This is an important subject when addressing gender equality in the workplace because women are overwhelmingly more susceptible to sexual harassment in a work environment. Not only can this severely effect a women’s ability to work, it is also morally wrong and not acceptable for a woman to be expected to work in an environment where she is objectified by co-workers/employers.
Addresses the issue of unequal pay in the workplace. Describes the pay gap between male and female workers that do the same amount of work, and how this problem can be changed.
Cooper, Mary H. “Is the Global Anti-Violence Campaign Succeeding?”. Women and Human Rights. Volume 9. Number 16. 30, April 1999: 353-376. CQ Researcher. Web. 11, January 2013.
Talks about violence against women and sexual harassment. This is an important subject when addressing gender equality in the workplace because women are overwhelmingly more susceptible to sexual harassment in a work environment. Not only can this severely effect a women’s ability to work, it is also morally wrong and not acceptable for a woman to be expected to work in an environment where she is objectified by co-workers/employers.
Recommended Articles
Gill, Jennifer. “Gender Issues.” Inc. Magazine. April 1, 2005: page 3. Gale Infotrac. Web. 12, January 2013.
Brings suits against small businesses that pertain to sexual harassment and sex discrimination in the workplace to attention. Addresses these issues by stating that they will not be going away in the near future and demand reform in the workplace for women.
Penttila, Chris. “How does the EEOC Fare in the Discrimination Wars?. Entrepreneur. June 1, 2006: page 8. Gale Infotrac. Web. 12, January 2013.
Talks about sex discrimination in the workplace that works against women. Discusses rising numbers in suits against companies for issues such as sexual harassment and sex discrimination. Talks about the future of the workplace, and how women are going to fit in to that picture more predominantly as time goes on.
Brings suits against small businesses that pertain to sexual harassment and sex discrimination in the workplace to attention. Addresses these issues by stating that they will not be going away in the near future and demand reform in the workplace for women.
Penttila, Chris. “How does the EEOC Fare in the Discrimination Wars?. Entrepreneur. June 1, 2006: page 8. Gale Infotrac. Web. 12, January 2013.
Talks about sex discrimination in the workplace that works against women. Discusses rising numbers in suits against companies for issues such as sexual harassment and sex discrimination. Talks about the future of the workplace, and how women are going to fit in to that picture more predominantly as time goes on.
Web 2.0 Resources
“Equal Pay Day” http://equalpayday.wordpress.com/
A blog that promotes the awareness of the pay gap between genders in the workplace and supplies opinions and resources that can help readers assist in the fight against sex discrimination in the
workplace.
A blog that promotes the awareness of the pay gap between genders in the workplace and supplies opinions and resources that can help readers assist in the fight against sex discrimination in the
workplace.
Multimedia
“Gender Pay Gap Growing”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBir0AgVgzk
A news clip video that includes interviews about the gender pay gap and how it effects females in the workforce today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBir0AgVgzk
A news clip video that includes interviews about the gender pay gap and how it effects females in the workforce today.
Experts
Further Research
law suits such as the Equal pay act and the Lilly Ledbetter bill could be further researched to help the legitimacy of this
research. Also sexual harassment and gender equality are issues that go hand in hand, meaning research on suits that strive to protect women against sexual harassment could also be helpful for this research.
Will the pay gap ever disappear?
What can today’s female students do to ensure they are prepared to enter
the workforce at the same level as these men that are getting paid more? Can this be used as reason to file
lawsuits against companies that do not allow women to advance in companies?
research. Also sexual harassment and gender equality are issues that go hand in hand, meaning research on suits that strive to protect women against sexual harassment could also be helpful for this research.
Will the pay gap ever disappear?
What can today’s female students do to ensure they are prepared to enter
the workforce at the same level as these men that are getting paid more? Can this be used as reason to file
lawsuits against companies that do not allow women to advance in companies?