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Most states still allow 'maternal profiling'.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
The practice of asking women applicants about their marital or familial status, "maternal profiling," is prohibited in only 22 states and Puerto Rico. That means the practice is fair game--and likely alive and well--in the rest of the country's 28 states.
Kiki Peppard, a single mom in Pennsylvania, has campaigned to make the practice illegal in her state, but the most recent proposal died in the legislature in November. While job hunting, Peppard was asked about her familial status frequently: when she mentioned her children, that often ended the interview, she said.
"You have to understand how humiliating it was to be denied employment because I was a mother, ...
- Words at work.(Conference Circuit)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Information Today February 1, 2009 700+ words
...digital information that you can't remember any of it (or where you might have put it on your hard drive). maternal profiling: A form of discrimination. Generally occurs when the boss is making decisions about promotions or new job assignments...
- The Genius of Edison places his inventions in the spotlight. (Learning Co...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Elko, Lance March 1, 1997 700+ words
...investigation. The first, Tom's Technology, offers a brief article about how and why Edison developed the invention, along...life and career; a database of 253 terms, each linked to a brief article; and a cleverly designed quiz that tests users on program...
- Editorial.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences July 1, 2000 700+ words
...than those of the old museum. The Mississippi Academy of Sciences is pleased to highlight the museum in this issue with a brief article describing the facility and a lengthy article describing the ecology and flora of LeFleur's Bluff, the area on which the...
- letters.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Grocer October 23, 1999 700+ words
...wants, we know best." Gift packs? Ho ho ho! Greig Smith Leighton Buzzard Potted herb accreditation Sir; Following your brief article concerning Hazlewood VHB and their "not organic enough" herbs (The Grocer, October 16, p26) you will be interested...
- JET STREAM.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: WWD West, Kevin June 13, 2000 700+ words
...and fun). Just after the movie's premiere, Le Figaro devoted an entire page to the theme of the jet set, including a brief article by de Brantes entitled, "I was inspired by myself." What's surely even more satisfying for de Brantes, a slick-haired...
- Splash out on water. (letters).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
- Magazine article from: Geographical Downes, Charlotte June 1, 2002 700+ words
I was much taken by your sadly brief article entitled Drinking water on tap, online (Environment News, February 2002). It reports on the internet campaign through which...
- ROMANIA RATIFIES, SLOVAKIA DEFERS.(Brief article)
- Newspaper article from: European Report February 5, 2008 700+ words
...December and Slovenia and Malta on 29 January, to adopt the EU text. France should follow in the coming days (see other In brief' article). As for Slovakia, the parliamentary vote has, in principle, been postponed to 7 February. Opposition MPs, in protest...
- GROWING U.S. TOURISM.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update April 1, 2000 700+ words
The February 2000 issue of Travel & Leisure magazine contains a brief article on the still modest, but growing flow of U.S. tourists, who enter Cuba from Mexico, or the Bahamas. The article contains tips on where to stay, and where to enjoy a good meal.
