Excluding women from certain jobs because of reproductive or fetal hazard must be justified by objective, scientific evidence.
The EEOC has now established that the application of fetal protection policies that discriminate against one sex but not the other must be justified by medical evidence. The successful application of such policies in lead contamination and X-ray exposure situations is examined in this column.
D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning; D008297:Male; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011287:Prejudice; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014965:X-Rays / Q000009:adverse effects