Examples of gender bias in the workplace include all of the following except:

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As women have increasingly entered the workforce since passage of Title VII, the focus of claims of gender discrimination has more recently shifted away from hiring discrimination toward on-the-job issues such as equal pay, promotions, harassment, pregnancy leave, lactation policies, caregiver responsibilities, and domestic violence. An interesting case arose when Hurrah's Casino in Reno, Nevada, instituted a new dress code that required female employees to wear makeup. The "Personal Best" program "specified the makeup as foundation or powder, blush, lipstick and mascara, applied precisely the same way every day to match a photograph held by the supervisor." The only requirement for men was that they not wear makeup of any kind and keep their hair and nails trimmed. Darlene Jespersen, a bartender who had been employed by the casino for 21 years and had an excellent work history, was "highly offended she had to doll herself up to look like a hooker." She was terminated for failing to comply with the policy. Jespersen argued that the cosmetics cost hundreds of dollars per year and took a good deal of time to apply and therefore created an unequal burden on female employees. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the policy, saying "there is no evidence in the record in support of [Jespersen's] contention that cosmetics can cost hundreds of dollars per year and that applying them requires a significant investment of time."

Examples of Gender Bias in the Workplace Include All of the Following