3. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans discrimination in pay and other compensation based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. And the Egual Pay Act of 1963 makes it illegal for employers to pay men and women different wages for doing the same job (except to the extent that wage differentials are based on seniority, merit, or factors "other than sex"). Yet, half a century later, there is still a wage gap. In 2014, the national median earnings for women working fulltime, year round was $37,1 10, or 79 percent of what men working fulltime, year round earned. The wage gap was even greater for African American women (60 cents for every dollar) and Latinas (55 percent of what men earn.) An April 20 16 report by the Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff of the US. Congress predicted that the gap will not close until 2059. Research: (a) Locate the 2016 report and see what you can find out about your state, and the impact of the wage gap as women age. (b) The proposed Paycheck Fairness Act calls for voluntary guidelines to help employers evaluate jobsand paymore fairly. A proposed Equal Pay Report would require large federal contractors and employers with more than 100 employees to report total W-2 earnings for each job category along with total hours worked by race, ethnicity, and seX. Find out the current status of these bills. What arguments can you make for and against them? (c) Find out what happened to the United States Women's Soccer Team in 2016 when they complained about wage discrimination to the EEOC. 4. Suppose your company allows employees to schedule themselves to leave work early to do community service, including coaching children's league- teams. Should the company also grant similar rights to parents to spend time with their own children? Research: (a) Does any federal law require such equal treatment? (b) Find out if there are laws in your state or city that mandate timeoff for family-related activities, and/ or for other socially beneficial reasons, such as becoming an organ or blood donor, or volunteering for emergency] disaster services. (c) If you were head of HR, what kind of leave policies would you create? 5. Research: Is there still a glass ceiling in the United States? Thinkprogressorg issued reported in 2014 that men outnumber women seven to three in the tech industry, with men holding 75 percent of the 2 million computing-based jobs in Silicon Valley. Why do these disparities linger? Can you imagine a strategy for change? Find out about Project Include, a group formed in 2016 to diversify the tech industry. Who are its leaders? What is their strategy? 6. Research: Find a company that has tried to create a corporate culture that supports men or women in caretaking responsibilities. [Hint Working Mother magazine yearly identifies the top family-friendly companies. Warning: companies apply for this honor.] What are the characteristics of its program? annnr-n i'l'c- Tarnr-lr_'anilTT hnna'Fl'l-c- fn fhnan n'F (TH-int- nnmnqniac in fh coma