What to do about blatant discrimination at my job?
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What to do about blatant discrimination at my job?
I am the only female there and its getting harder and harder to continue working there. my boss wont let me do the work I was originally doing and gives all of the work to my male co-workers. I was doing the exact same work but now I am not being trained on new parts of my job the new hire males are. My production manager told me to my face that “he didnt want to hire a woman for the job because they are a distraction and they also cannot do the job”. Point blank. He never allows any of my other male co-workers to talk to me and the new hires have been told that they are not allowed to talk to me. I have been in my big bosses office many, many times about it but nothing changes.
Asked on November 11, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Discrimination in employment, or harassment in employment (such as having to endure disparaging comments) on the basis of sex or gender is illegal. From what you write, you may be experiencing such illegal discrimination: you have the option of either contacting your state equal/civil rights agency to file a complaint, or speaking with an employment law attorney about possibly filing a lawsuit.
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