What You Should Do If You Suffer Gender Discrimination At The Workplace

If you feel as though you are being discriminated at your workplace because of your gender, it is time to involve your attorney. You have rights to protection under federal law, so you need to know how to proceed. Here are some things to keep in mind if you are in this situation:

Tell Your Employer

If you feel discriminated against based on your gender, you need to let your employer, your manager, or your superior know right away. Many discriminatory acts go unpunished because no one is willing to report them. Your employer is bound by federal law to protect the rights of all its employees, but you have to get the process started.

Your employer should know that you are serious about the gender discrimination law. Advise them that you want a written report of each instance of discrimination, along with an investigation into your allegations. Employers must provide accurate consideration to documented discrimination.

Contact the EEOC

The EEOC, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is responsible for ensuring compliance for anti-discrimination laws. If you do not feel you are getting anywhere by reporting the instance to your employer, you can go this route. The state could contact your employer directly, which typically garners quick and appropriate action.

Maintain a Log of Incidents

You also need to keep a log of any and all instances of discrimination. You should write down the date, the time, where it happened, who all was involved, any witnesses, and the details of the incident. You can simply write a quick narrative of the incident and keep it for your records in the event legal action needs to take place.

Keep Any Evidence

If there is any evidence left behind from your discrimination, you need to keep it as evidence. For instance, if you are a female and you find a photo of a seductive woman taped to your office chair when you come into work, keep the photo. While this may be upsetting to hold onto, you need to keep it as evidence to help prove your case. Having the tangible evidence is more compelling evidence than a simple statement about what you found.

Above all, you need to contact a discrimination attorney right away. You need to be protected in the event your employer retaliates against you. If you are terminated because of instances of discrimination against you, you have a legal right to sue your employer for damages.

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