Workplace Discrimination Has Diminished, But Problems Remain

By Steve Kraske,

Published August 17, 2016 at 3:46 PM CDT

The federal government created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce laws aimed at reducing discrimination in the workplace. In its 51-year history, the commission has made real progress but work remains to be done.

Guest:

Andrea Baran has worked for the EEOC for 17 years and has been the regional attorney for the St. Louis District office since 2014.

Andrea Baran will discuss the status of women in the American workplace at the Kansas City Public Library's Central Library at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17. For more information, and to RSVP, to go KCLibrary.org.

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