A report released last week by the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington found that charges of age, sex, race and pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment have risen significantly since the early 1990s. The report was based on data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces Title 7 of the 1964 civil rights law. The study also found that fewer than 5 percent of EEOC charges result in litigation. Researchers behind the study say that it is necessary for the EEOC to provide stronger enforcement of the law.
See "Discrimination complaints by women jump sharply", T. Shawn Taylor, Chicago Tribune, July 12, 2004