Employment Discrimination Essay -- Gender Discrimination

Issue1. Did first rudiment advertising discriminate against Jean on the basis of sex when they failed to set up her?2. Did ABC discriminate against Jean because of her religious beliefs and practices?3. Did ABC discriminate against Jean because of her issue origin?Brief Answers1.Ms.Riyadh has not proved enough evidence to cerebrate that ABC discriminated against her because of her sex.2.Yes, Ms. Riyadh has some strong evidence that a reasonable jury might conclude thatshe has been discriminated against because of her religious beliefs.3.No, Ms. Riyadh hasnt every certainty of being discriminated against because of her national origin.Pg3Statement of FactsMs.Riyadh has been sedulous as a account executive by ABC Advertising since 1978. ABC Advertising is a national marketing and advertising firm specializing in domestic and international advertising. She was hired by ABC after receiving her M.B.Awith honors from the University of Michigan. While being employed by this alliance she has won three national awards.Ms.Riyadh feels that ABC has illegally discriminated against her. She alleges that it is company practice to promote employees from within. She states that each yearshe has received outstanding performance evaluation ratings since she has beenemployed there ABC has never given her a promotion and has repeatly pasted her overfor any.Ms. Riyadh claims that all the male employees hired between 1978 and 1988 in akin classification as she is have received a promotion from one to four times, and they also earn higher salaries. None of these employees have won any awards and are marginal employees. Ms.Riyadh says only three women have been promoted since she was hired, but men do outnumber women in all positions.At a preliminary enquiry ABCs response to Ms.Riyadhs allegations were that she was not promoted because she doesnt fit the image that is right for the higher positions. They claim that the higher positions have high visibility, look at extensive travel and have increased client contact which include presentations before corporate andprofessional groups. Although ABC states that Ms.Riya... ...9 F. Supp. 2d 844, 855 2000) Plaintiff didnot collection that his employers refusal to give him a light- duty assignment was becausehe was a Jew.ConclusionMs.Riyadh has proved that she is a good employee ABC doesnt dispute this fact.She has shown that she is qualified for the administrative position. Ms.Riyadh has not proved enough evidence that she was discriminated against because of her sex orgender. Nor has she prove enough evidence that her national origin played a role in not being promoted . I feel that she has provided enough evidence of being discriminated against due to her religious beliefs and practices. A reasonable jurywould likely conclude that ABC legitimate non discriminatory reason for not promoting Ms.Riyadh is merely pretext and that her failure to believe in drinkingalcohol and eating certain foods would not int errupt with a higher position with ABC.Pg11Referencewww.lexis.comwww.eeoc.gov.comwww.findlaw.comLegal Research and Writing for Paralegals by Deborah E. Bouchoux