More than 27,000 complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in fiscal year 2013 alleged discrimination on sex (accusations based on sex). Most of these gender-related accusations are discrimination based on sex. Stephanie Sipe and Donna K. Fisher, both professors at Georgia Southern University, and C. Douglas Jonson, professor at Georgia Gwinnett University, state that "gender discrimination occurs when employers make decisions such as selection, evaluation, promotion or awarding of rewards at staff level. based on an individual’s sex” (Sipe, Johnson, and Fisher 342). Mostly, gender discrimination is practiced against women in the field of work, where women are considered inferior to men in the same organization. In today's world, society has come a long way from the general stereotypes of men bringing home the bacon and women staying home to cook it. Today, women work alongside the opposite sex. Even though the general feminist stereotype has disappeared, women are still not promoted as widely as men in the workplace. Contrary to the first definition of gender discrimination, Julie Walters, professor at Oakland University, and Connie L. McNeely, professor at George Mason University, point out that "even in the 21st century, female professors are generally less well paid, promoted more.” slowly, receive fewer honors and hold fewer leadership positions than their male counterparts, gaps that do not appear to be based on productivity or any other objective measure of performance” (323). Gender discrimination is easily portrayed in every business and can be a little difficult to recognize, but it still exists. Data shows that women in the workplace are discriminated against...... middle of document ......4.4 (2009): 79-83. Premier Business Source. EBSCO. Internet. October 24, 2014. Kelan, Elisabeth K. “Gender Fatigue – Camouflaging Gender Discrimination in Organizations.” Proceedings of the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (2008): 1-6. Business Source Web, October 16, 2014. Sipe, Stephanie C., Douglas Johnson, and Donna K. Fisher. in the workplace: reality versus fiction. "Journal of Education for Business 84.6 (2009): 339-349. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. October 16, 2014. “Sex-Based Charges” http://www.eeoc.gov /eeoc/statistics/enforcement/sex. cfmWalters, Julie and Connie L. McNeely “Title IX Redesign: Addressing Gender Equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Teachers.” . -332. Academic research First... 2014.