The United States Department of Defense Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program is the
equal employment opportunity program of the
United States Department of Defense. It prohibits unlawful
discrimination
Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...
on the basis of "
race, color, national origin, religion,
sex
Sex is the trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing animal or plant produces male or female gametes. Male plants and animals produce smaller mobile gametes (spermatozoa, sperm, pollen), while females produce larger ones (ova, oft ...
(including
gender identity), or
sexual orientation."
Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity in the DoD
References
Equal employment opportunity
United States Department of Defense
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