Equal Employment Opportunity Act
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Business, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Women’s History, African American History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: March 13, 1972
Article abstract: Landmark legislation (by the EEOC) helps redress historic discrimination against women and minorities in hiring and promotion.
Summary of Event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 was an omnibus bill appended to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which had been enacted on July 2, 1964, to meet a need for federal legislation dealing with job discrimination on the basis of “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” The 1964 act was charged to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to protect constitutional rights in...
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