Discrimination in the Workplace

Sexism is one of the most visible forms of discrimination in the workplace. many organizations are aware of this fact and thus try to seek solutions to the problem. Unfortunately, these efforts are often less than successful. For example, although the financial firms on Wall Street have established a recent campaign to "curb office sexism," the professional women who work in that environment must face "subtle discrimination" every day (Cohen, Power & Siconolfi, 1991, p. Al). In this regard, the women employed on Wall Street often have fewer opportunities for promotion than the men. The root of this sexual discrimination can be found in the stereotypes that powerful men have about women in business. Thus, many women on Wall Street claim that the larger issue in the matter "is that some of the men who run the firms simply don't believe that women belong in high-powered jobs there" (Cohen, Power & Siconolfi, 1991, p. A5). Although the effort to stop sexism on Wall Street has been unsuccessful, there have been other cases in which the struggle for women's rights have been victorious. For example, Sgt. Lauri Schwefel of the

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with military service" and has expressed the fear that gays in the military would "undermine the services' order and morale" (Gibbs, 1991, p. 15). Because of this attitude, gays are not allowed into the U.S. armed forces, and gay people who sneak in are discharged if they are caught. Those who do sneak in are usually careful to keep their sexual preferences a secret. The struggle against gay discrimination in the military continues to be unresolved at this time. However, many gay and lesbian activists are currently working toward the acceptance of gays in the military. There have been other areas in which gay protests against employment discrimination have been more successful. For example, protests at the South Coast Plaza Mall in orange County recently forced the mall to change its employment policies in favor of gay workers (Marlow, 1991, p. 9). One of the most controversial topics in gay rights has been that of mandatory AIDS testing for gay employees. In general, court rulings on this issue have favored the privacy of gay people over the right of the public to be informed. For example, a recent New York case determined that a doctor with AIDS was not required to reveal the information to his patients (Gorman, 1991,
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