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Stereotypes by themselves are generally harmless ideas in people's minds. Discrimination, however, is when these thoughts translate into actions, and it turns into a real problem. There are many different forms of illegal discrimination, ranging from jobs to housing to education.
Employment Discrimination
Luckily, we have the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which “is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information” (EEOC “Overview”). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948. It recognizes that all humans are entitled to rights “without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status” (RacismNoWay). According to the EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment, including: “hiring and firing;compensation, assignment, or classification of employees; transfer, promotion, layoff, or recall; job advertisements; recruitment; testing; use of company facilities; training and apprenticeship programs; fringe benefits; pay, retirement plans, and disability leave; or other terms and conditions of employment” (EEOC “Federal”).
Housing Discrimination
Housing discrimination is discrimination against someone when selling a house or property. This can include "refusing to rent or sell housing, refusing to negotiate for housing, making housing unavailable, setting different terms for sale or rental, and falsely denying that housing is available for inspection," (The Leadership) against anyone on the basis of "race or color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disabilities" (The Leadership). It is estimated that two million instances of housing discrimination happen per year, but under one percent of people actually report it.
Education Discrimination
"Most public schools are considered extensions of the government, since they're run by states and usually receive funding from the federal government. Discrimination can occur in admission and enrollment; discipline; assignments; financial aid; and other areas" (Findlaw). Unfortunately, since private schools are not an extension of the government, they can discriminate against students however they want, except in race (Findlaw). Sometimes, this discrimination can be better for students, such as one-gender schools, because it makes the school a better workplace. This is why there are no public, single-gender schools.
Employment Discrimination
Luckily, we have the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which “is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information” (EEOC “Overview”). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948. It recognizes that all humans are entitled to rights “without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status” (RacismNoWay). According to the EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment, including: “hiring and firing;compensation, assignment, or classification of employees; transfer, promotion, layoff, or recall; job advertisements; recruitment; testing; use of company facilities; training and apprenticeship programs; fringe benefits; pay, retirement plans, and disability leave; or other terms and conditions of employment” (EEOC “Federal”).
Housing Discrimination
Housing discrimination is discrimination against someone when selling a house or property. This can include "refusing to rent or sell housing, refusing to negotiate for housing, making housing unavailable, setting different terms for sale or rental, and falsely denying that housing is available for inspection," (The Leadership) against anyone on the basis of "race or color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disabilities" (The Leadership). It is estimated that two million instances of housing discrimination happen per year, but under one percent of people actually report it.
Education Discrimination
"Most public schools are considered extensions of the government, since they're run by states and usually receive funding from the federal government. Discrimination can occur in admission and enrollment; discipline; assignments; financial aid; and other areas" (Findlaw). Unfortunately, since private schools are not an extension of the government, they can discriminate against students however they want, except in race (Findlaw). Sometimes, this discrimination can be better for students, such as one-gender schools, because it makes the school a better workplace. This is why there are no public, single-gender schools.