America's business environment is an ever-changing mosaic of different races, ages, genders, ethnic
groups, religions, and lifestyles. This diversity poses significant challenges and opportunities for
the workplace. Today's companies must find ways to make all these pieces fit together and must foster
work environments free of harassment and discrimination for all their employees.
The number of women in the U.S. workforce has exploded in the past 30 years. This has been a major
factor in societal shifts, such as delayed marriage and childbirth rates, for example. Although the workforce is now almost equally split between both sexes, there is tension and discrimination at work. This course examines gender in the workplace.