4. Reverse discrimination and reverse glass ceiling cases have grown in recent y

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4. Reverse discrimination and reverse glass ceiling cases have grown in recent years. A reverse glass ceiling occurs when higher seniority persons are dead-ended in the area of promotions. Because younger employees tend to have greater science and technical skills than older employees, and because companies are still very conscious of the problem of racial equality in the workplace, many companies usually avoid most Title VII liability when they “reverse discriminate”. As part of company staffing strategy, is it wise policy to fast track younger employees or minority candidates at the expense of others, even if there is little likelihood of successful litigation?

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·         Reverse discrimination is the bias against the members of majority group.

·         Discrimination in typical terms is always against the marginal group and in support of members of majority group but reverse discrimination is just the opposite.

·         Reverse discrimination usually takes place when one tries to correct discrimination. The reasons of discrimination are race, gender, color and many other factors.

·         Discrimination is usually against traditionally unfavorable groups. So in order to decrease the communal inequalities, some policies are implemented towards the welfare of underprivileged people which sometimes bring disturbance by the majority class (on account of reverse discrimination). Reverse discrimination can be seen in workplace when women are given preference over males or black people are given preference over white etc.

·         When an employee in the work place claims that he or she is victim of reverse discrimination, then the employer should consider his or her claim but he should not in a haste change his policies towards their benefits. This is a very crucial decision because implementing policies to decrease social inequalities lead to reverse discrimination and implementing policies to decrease reverse discrimination leads to increase in social inequalities against minority class. The employer should always weigh the costs and benefits and try to reduce inequalities in work place.

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