Jon Allison’s Monday blog
Complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of sex discrimination are up approximately 10% over the last 20 years. A recent study of EEOC and Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that complaints of sex discrimination go up when unemployment rates for men are higher than for women. The study looked at sex discrimination claims in each state and the District of Columbia from 2009 through 2016 as well as unemployment rates in each state. When unemployment rates for men were higher than those for women in a particular state, complaints of sex discrimination spiked. And the greater the disparity between men’s unemployment and women’s unemployment, the greater the number of complaints. Conversely, when unemployment rates for women were higher than for men in a particular state, complaints of sex discrimination dropped off. The author of the study argues that as women progress toward economic parity that presents a threat to the way men view their roles at work and in society in general. Sex discrimination is a way to attempt to assert control in response.
When Male Unemployment Rates Rise, So Do Sexual Harassment Claims
