| ID (ISN) del documento | 56081 |
| Número CIS |
91-858 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Año |
1990 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Becker M.E. |
| Título |
Can employers exclude women to protect children? |
| Información bibliográfica |
24/31 Oct. 1990, Vol.264, No.16, p.2113-2117. 53 ref. |
| Resumen |
This article discusses the legal issues involved when an employer is suspected of discrimination on the basis of sex when excluding fertile women from situations of foetal risk through maternal exposure. To date, 6 cases raising this issue have reached US federal or state courts of appeals. Instances are given where exposure to harmful substances, in particular to lead, can cause reproductive effects in men as well as women. It is considered that employer decisions to exclude fertile women from certain jobs will not eliminate occupational foetal hazards; there is no rational basis for treating male and female workers differently in this respect. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
efectos esterilizantes; Estados Unidos; practicas discriminatorias; legislación; mujeres |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
aspectos legales; embarazadas; plomo |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industrias y ocupaciones
|
| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects
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