Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Running Head: DISCRIMINATION
HR Management Issue – Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Table of Contents
Introduction ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Definition ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Explanation of Topic ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Background of Issue ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Challenges this issue Presents Workplace Discrimination ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Recommended Organizational Response ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Projection about Future ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Interview with Michael ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Embracing Differences ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Conclusion ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
References ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction About seven years ago I attended a twelve week training session for child care center directors sponsored by 4C’s Community Coordinated Child Care of Milwaukee. This twelve week Center Director’s class focused on enhancement of leadership, staff development, diversity in the workplace, team building, and communicating effectively. The class participants in the class were from various child care centers throughout Wisconsin. During a class discussion a participant asked the instructor about handling an employee who was gay and wanted to wear makeup and women’s clothing to work. Their main concern was the impression it would give the parents and the children at the center. Many participated in the discussion explain how they would
HR Management Issue – Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Table of Contents
Introduction ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Definition ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Explanation of Topic ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Background of Issue ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Challenges this issue Presents Workplace Discrimination ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Recommended Organizational Response ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Projection about Future ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Interview with Michael ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Embracing Differences ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Conclusion ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
References ……………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction About seven years ago I attended a twelve week training session for child care center directors sponsored by 4C’s Community Coordinated Child Care of Milwaukee. This twelve week Center Director’s class focused on enhancement of leadership, staff development, diversity in the workplace, team building, and communicating effectively. The class participants in the class were from various child care centers throughout Wisconsin. During a class discussion a participant asked the instructor about handling an employee who was gay and wanted to wear makeup and women’s clothing to work. Their main concern was the impression it would give the parents and the children at the center. Many participated in the discussion explain how they would
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