Federal law prohibits gender / sex discrimination in the workplace under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which applies to private employers, state and local government employers, labor organizations and employment agencies with 15 or more employees. The equivalent Pennsylvania law also prohibits gender / sex discrimination for employers with more than 4 employees. When an employee is treated differently because of the employee's gender / sex and when the different treatment negatively affects the "terms or conditions of employment," it is illegal. "Terms or conditions of employment" include position, pay, title, being hired or fired from a job, and advancement and training opportunities. The following are examples of gender-based discrimination of females. Courts have also found that males may also be victims of gender-based discrimination:

• Hiring or Promotion
  Although you have experience and excellent qualifications, you are not hired because the company prefers to hire or promote less qualified men.

• Firing
  You are told that you are laid off due to company cutbacks and reorganization. However, men in the same job and with less seniority keep their jobs.

• Job Classification
  You work at a company that has a tiered job classification system. Your responsibilities have increased over time, but your job classification and pay has remained the same while male employees have their job classifications and pay increased to reflect their increased responsibilities.

• Equal Pay
  You work your way up from the position to a management role. Now another male manager has been hired. He has similar training and work experience, but you find out that he is being paid more than you.

Gender / Sex Discrimination may also involve Sexual Harassment.

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