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It would be nice if discrimination could be ended by passing laws, but just because a law is passed does not mean racism or sexism will disappear. Attitudes and values are deeply embedded into a culture.

It takes a deep change to change this. For example, the recent shooting in South Carolina and the trouble in Ferguson show how deep racism is in America even with an African American president.

I have been surprised. I thought that with a black president, there would be less racism, but it seems like things have gotten worse. Maybe some people were just so mad that a black man had so much power that they show their hate more. Who knows? This is a troubling and deep issue that most societies deal with.

For example, in my culture, we have our own deep prejudices. There is a strong division between Sunni and Shia Muslims, almost as deep as the racism between Arabs and Jews. Change has obviously taken place if Barack Obama was elected, but not everyone will change their attitudes especially if stereotypes are still in place.

Until people can change their long held values and beliefs about other groups, discrimination will find its way into the workplace or any other place where people gather together.

So, it is not a problem that can be solved by passing some laws, even though I think laws help because they signal to people what is the right way to behave, even if they do not follow the law.

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Currently, discrimination still exists in the workplace although EEO laws are for protecting workers' rights.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 says that employers cannot discriminate against others in race, age, gender, disability, and salary, but, according to the Committee of Equal Employment Opportunity, there is still discrimination complaints filed in 2012.

Discrimination in the work place has much to do with the economy, financial pressures and lack of diversity training.

Gender, pregnancy, and maternity leave are reasons that lead to the phenomena of discrimination at workplace. Gender, pregnancy, and birth child are illegal for employers to employees on the basis of discrimination.

If someone assumes that housework is for women, or women couldn't be a leader, or color people couldn't live in white people' town, it is discrimination. Besides, a pregnant woman isn't allowed for working overtime because it could harm her health. Women in modern century are still having fewer opportunities than men.