I have a Human Resource Management Term Paper on Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace

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Miss. Sassy Student

Pregnancy Discrimination Unveiled

Human Resource Management

Dr. Melissa Mann

9-25-13

*Do not forget to look at the writing rubric.

*Reminder: You cannot use internet sources unless pre-approved by Dr. Mann. You must go

on the library database and pull peer-reviewed journal articles. The only approved websites are

EEOC, BLS, and SHRM. You must use at least five journal articles beyond whatever

information you obtain from internet based sources. You must have at least ten sources.

*Pull articles first then write your paper based on the research you find. You may have ideas

about the topic area so use those to narrow your search.

(You are not required to write an abstract for this research paper or collect data.)

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Introduction*

(*Note: First level section headings are bold and center.)

The very first sentence should be something that grabs the reader’s attention.

Although legislation was enacted to protect pregnant and lactating women,

pregnancy discrimination continues to be a __(Insert big word here)_____ problem.

According to Author (2013) ???% of women have experienced one or more incidents of

pregnancy discrimination. Then give the average law suit for sexual harassment or a give

me a recent pay out that an organization had to pay that will shock and grab your reader.

Although these numbers elicit action from some organizations, all organizations should

implement policies to help protect themselves from litigation and their employees from

this kind of abuse.

Write a little bit more about pregnancy discrimination and then delineate the content

of the paper in your final paragraph in this section.

This paper will define sexual harassment, provided a historical perspective regarding

pregnancy discrimination as well as delineate current legislation and protect for pregnant

and lactating women. In addition…. ….. this last paragraph will layout everything that is

in paper… so write last.

Literature Review

Definition, Historical Significance, and Legislative Initiatives*

(*Note: Second level headings are to the left and bold.)

Pregnancy Discrimination Defined*

(*Note: Third level headings are two the left and italics.)

What is pregnancy discrimination and what are the different types…

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Historical Perspective

How has pregnancy discrimination changed…. How many cases were there… how

many cases are there now…. Who is discriminated against….

(Include numbers and statistics)

Sexual Harassment Legislation

Talk to me about what laws there are to protect people. When were these laws put in

place? Have they changed at all?

Consequences of Pregnancy Discrimination (Depending on your topic area this may say

“Benefits of…” instead.

There are numerous negative (or positive) impacts of pregnancy discrimination

including…. Here make a list of all of the ones you found.

Then go into detail about three and create three subcategories below.

Lawsuits and Monitory implications

Recently XYZ organization was sued for pregnancy discrimination. The organization

was forced to pay $$$$ in damages (Author, 2014).

“Sell” your ideas in these sections with facts, dollar amounts, and statistics.

Turnover

According to Author (2013) pregnancy discrimination can result in increased levels of

turnover or intent to turnover. Furthermore, organizations with reported cases of pregnancy

discrimination…..

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Low Job Satisfaction and Performance

Author (2014) postulates pregnancy discrimination negatively impacts an employee’s

perceptions of work, consequently diminishing their job satisfaction.

Best Practices

These are numerous ways to ameliorate sexual harassment. Some organization use

training….. list all options. Then create subcategories and expound on these best practices in

particular.

Training and Development.

Creating and Communicating Policies and Procedures

Methods

(Not required to write this section of research paper)

Analysis

(Not required to write this section of research paper)

Discussion

(Not required to write this section of research paper)

Conclusion

Accurately identifies conclusions, implications, and consequences with a well-

developed explanation. Written in 3rd person, but provides an objective reflection of own

assertions.

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References