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women need only be substantially equal and not identical, but does not extend to <br />comparable jobs, Equal pay and similar work, but not comparable worth. <br />The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII and subsequent amendments prohibit <br />discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national <br />origin. The very ambiguous and controversial Bennett Amendment was added to <br />this bill which states that sex differences in pay can occur if such differentiation is <br />authorized by the provision of Equal Pay Act. (Equal pay, Similar work, but not <br />Comparable worth.) <br />The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title VII <br />and has issued guidelines regarding sex discrimination. These guidelines ban, <br />among other discriminating acts, hiring based on stereotype characterization of the <br />sexes, classification on labeling of men's jobs and women's jobs, and advertising <br />under male or female headings. <br />Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, effective 1965 and 1968 respectively, <br />require contractors securing federal contracts of more than $10,000 to contain <br />language adhering to Title VII (Equal pay, Similar work) and participate in <br />affirmative action programs. <br />6 <br />