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I am a man and have been working for a fast-food chain for the last two years. When I started, there were about the same number of men as women working there. I lost my job last week and was replaced by a woman. I was the last man left. Could this be sex discrimination?

Yes it could be. If you can show that the preference for females was part of a discriminatory pattern to deliberately replace men by women, it may be unlawful.


I am a woman and I have been working for the same employer for the past six years. I have been constantly overlooked for advancement, despite improving my qualifications and applying for many promotions. A group of men who started at the same time as me have all received promotions. Some of them do not even have qualifications as good as mine. Can I complain about this?

The situation you describe may be sex discrimination if you can show that you were overlooked for reasons other than merit. It would also be relevant if the employer had a pattern of overlooking women compared to men.


Related information

Types of discrimination: sex
Places of discrimination: employment
Men's resources
Women's resources
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act