Monday, August 26, 2013

Avoiding Sexist Language In The Workplace

By Franklin Skribbit


In the workplace, it is important that everyone is treated equally and no one is discriminated against unlawfully. If there is unlawful discrimination in the workplace, a company could be investigated and possibly shut down.

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The act was passed in August of 1996, and was signed into law by the president at the time, President Bill Clinton.

The purpose of the act is to protect peoples' health information. If someone wants to have access to your health information, you have to sign a document that says that they have your permission and are allowed to view your information.

The dream came to pass through hard work and the passing of the dream. Bill inspired his colleagues to greater heights-both within the company and outside of it. The war between Microsoft and Apple has pushed the two companies to outdo each other for decades now. That competitive spirit drives innovation.

To avoid making this mistake, people within a company should try the actual name of the person rather than a pronoun as often as possible. This will make it clear whether you are talking about a man or a woman, and will help you avoid sexist language.

HIPAA also sets forth standards that employers and business people must follow in regards to people's electronic health records. These health records must be kept completely confidential.

Another solution could be to omit the use of the pronoun, if you can do so and still have the sentence make sense. Gender bias also rears its ugly head in commonly used words like "fireman," "policeman," and "servicemen."

The ethics of science state that the rights of people must be protected so that people may be protected from harm. Many people believe that having privacy is a basic human right that everyone should be able to enjoy.

These people believe that respecting the privacy of people helps them to be represented as real human beings. Privacy helps contribute to the development of many traits that are important for people to develop.

It's a form of compliance training that comes from trusting someone with the special part of you that carries the dream. If you can get your employees to catch the same fever you have, then they'll be more willing to work for you with blood, sweat, and tears.

In our modern day and age, men and women have nearly equal rights. Unfortunately, women still do not make as much as men even when they're working the exact same job.

This can be very tragic when you notice it happening. If you are healthcare provider, you know that you never want this to happen to any of your patients. Unfortunately, sometimes it does happen. But HIPAA is in place so it happens less frequently.

However, men and women today are still striving to create equal rights for women in the workplace. Many workplaces now require their employees to complete a compliance training where they are trained on how to not use sexist language in the workplace.

Make sure to complete your HIPAA training so that you can be informed about the laws that apply to you.




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