| Since 2002, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reported that overall discrimination charges have decreased by 11.7 percent, from 84,442 to 75,428.
Race-based charges have decreased by 10.6 percent, sex-based charges by 9.6 percent, and sexual-harassment based charges by 12 percent, national origin-based charges have decreased by 11.2 percent, religion-based charges have decreased by 9.1 percent, and age-based charges have decreased 16.7 percent.
In addition, since 2002, race-based charges have remained the most frequent charges at approximately 35 percent of all charges, and gender-based charges follow at 30 percent.
The EEOC does have a new investigative priority in place: race discrimination.
Race-based discrimination involves actions based on racial group or perceived racial group, race-linked characteristics (e.g., hair texture, color, facial features), or because of marriage to or association with someone of a particular race or color. |
