or e e children,
tinued di crimination h rm
not only omen but Iso their
families.
Becau omen re be. d
of 0 e old in nearly half of
the African erican familie
in thi country, and one-fifth
of all Hi panic f milie ,
omen of color nd their
f milie re particul rly vul­
ner ble to the d va t ting im­
p ct of employment di­
crimin non.
The e re real human
ing ho ill benefit from
p ge of the Civil Right
Act of 1 . Con ider Brend
P uerson, the pi intiff in one
of the c e decided by the
Court. M . Patter on i n
n) In
Ch vi.
TH .. I 'u I oci I and
economic j u tice for African
meric n nd all people in
tin lion and a cb nge in
national priori tie from huge
milit ry e penditure to
meanin ul pro ram that ef­
fectively eliminate poverty
and oci I inju rice.
HAT OPPO E TS
have attacked i t e damages
provision for gender dis­
crimination in the legislation
- a need exemplified by
Helen Broom ' ca e. Ms.
Broom , n African American
oman howa an industrial
nur e, a the victim of
egregiou racial and exual
b ra ment t her job - in­
cluding uch offen ive be:
h vior as being shown
picture of BI c women per­
forming act of be tiali ty.
Finall y, after repe ted h ra s­
ment, M . Broom ' upervisor
bo ed her yet nether offen­
ive picture, gf bbed ber rm,
and threatened to kill her.
Sbe rna y - creaming
- and fell do n a flight of
tairs; u equenUy, she quit
ber job. For everal year
thereafter. M . Broo wa
un ble to or regul rly, nd
unde ent ther py to combat
tbe evere depre ion re ull­
in from the h r meat.
Although . Broom a
a arded bac p y under Ti tie
VII, he got no compen ation
for medical co ,tberapi t'
bill and other injurie . be
uffered becau e current la
Ic di -
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