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Vagins, Deborah J.; Gatta, Mary – American Association of University Women, 2019
Sexual harassment has long been a significant problem for women workers. But with the emergence of the #MeToo movement, there has been a renewed public, cultural and academic focus on workplace harassment. "Limiting our Livelihoods: The Cumulative Impact of Sexual Harassment on Women's Careers" investigates the compounding impact of…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Females, Work Environment, Experience
AAUP Bulletin, 1975
Full text of correspondence: President Van Alstyne of American Association of University Professors (AAUP) to the Secretary of Labor in support of equal monthly retirement benefits for men and women faculty and resulting correspondence between Van Alstyne and the Chairman of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association--College Retirement…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, College Faculty, Higher Education, Personnel Policy
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Manicone, Nicolas – Academe, 2008
Almost thirty years ago, Justice William Brennan saw clearly that American higher education was coming under the same pressures to "cut costs and increase efficiencies" to which market forces were subjecting businesses. Since Justice Brennan's observation, employers generally have sought to maximize their "flexibility' by creating a…
Descriptors: Retirement Benefits, Job Security, College Faculty, Tenure
Jacobs, Roger B. – Labor Law Journal, 1980
After examining the "Manhart" and "Gilbert" cases, argues that unisex mortality tables delineated by job classification will be more accurate and place less of an unequal burden on either sex than tables not linked to such classifications. (IRT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Retirement Benefits, Sex Discrimination
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Player, Mack A. – Georgia Law Review, 1978
Three exceptions or defenses to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 are analyzed--the bona fide occupational qualification, bona fide seniority system, and bona fide benefit plan. Available from Georgia Law Review, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia 30602; sc $3.50. (IRT)
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Discriminatory Legislation
Lee, Rex E. – 1983
In this speech, delivered by the Solicitor General of the United States at a meeting of the Hillsboro County Bar Association in Tampa, Florida, Lee addresses himself to allegations of inconsistency in the Reagan administration's positions on court cases involving civil rights issues. In defending the administration, Lee cites the Spirt v.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Busing, Civil Rights, Court Litigation