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  Sex-Based Charges (Charges filed with EEOC) FY 1997 - FY 2022

                      
                        

          
          
                        Sex-Based Charges (Charges filed with EEOC) FY 1997 - FY 2022
              


          
  The following chart represents the total number of charges filed and resolved under Title VII alleging sex-based discrimination.

The data are compiled by the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics from data compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System and, from FY 2004 forward, EEOC's Integrated Mission System.

This does not include charges filed with state or local Fair Employment Practices Agencies.

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			FY 1997
			FY 1998
			FY 1999
			FY 2000
			FY 2001
			FY 2002
			FY 2003
			FY 2004
			FY 2005
			FY 2006
			FY 2007
			FY 2008
			FY 2009
			FY 2010
			FY 2011
			FY 2012
			FY 2013
			FY 2014
			FY 2015
			FY 2016
			FY 2017
			FY 2018
			FY 2019
			FY 2020
			FY 2021
			FY 2022
		**Receipts**
			24,728
			24,454
			23,907
			25,194
			25,140
			25,536
			24,362
			24,249
			23,094
			23,247
			24,826
			28,372
			28,028
			29,029
			28,534
			30,356
			27,687
			26,027
			26,396
			26,934
			25,605
			24,655
			23,532
			21,398
			18,762
			19,805
		**Resolutions**
			32,836
			31,818
			30,643
			29,631
			28,602
			29,088
			27,146
			26,598
			23,743
			23,364
			21,982
			24,018
			26,618
			30,914
			32,789
			32,149
			28,605
			26,002
			27,045
			28,842
			29,781
			28,268
			26,647
			23,096
			19,855
			18,490
		**Resolutions By Type**
		**Settlements**
			1,355
			1,460
			1,988
			2,644
			2,404
			2,720
			2,877
			3,008
			2,601
			2,828
			2,900
			2,842
			2,748
			3,138
			3,200
			3,073
			2,696
			2,342
			2,458
			2,296
			2,071
			1,942
			1,850
			1,993
			1,937
			1,700
		****
			4.1%
			4.6%
			6.5%
			8.9%
			8.4%
			9.4%
			10.6%
			11.3%
			11.0%
			12.1%
			13.2%
			11.8%
			10.3%
			10.2%
			9.8%
			9.6%
			9.4%
			9.0%
			9.1%
			8.0%
			7.0%
			6.9%
			6.9%
			8.6%
			9.8%
			9.2%
		**Withdrawals w/Benefits**
			1,205
			1,148
			1,269
			1,332
			1,321
			1,304
			1,329
			1,347
			1,418
			1,460
			1,443
			1,646
			1,701
			1,774
			1,780
			1,768
			1,708
			1,672
			1,773
			1,881
			1,787
			1,879
			1,923
			1,870
			1,750
			1,810
		****
			3.7%
			3.6%
			4.1%
			4.5%
			4.6%
			4.5%
			4.9%
			5.1%
			6.0%
			6.2%
			6.6%
			6.9%
			6.4%
			5.7%
			5.4%
			5.5%
			6.0%
			6.4%
			6.6%
			6.5%
			6.0%
			6.6%
			7.2%
			8.1%
			8.8%
			9.8%
		**Administrative Closures**
			11,127
			10,056
			8,747
			6,897
			6,391
			5,819
			5,484
			5,052
			4,188
			4,409
			4,304
			4,563
			5,701
			5,727
			5,728
			5,433
			5,124
			4,805
			5,015
			5,223
			5,025
			4,611
			4,667
			4,296
			4,060
			4,087
		****
			33.9%
			31.6%
			28.5%
			23.3%
			22.3%
			20.0%
			20.2%
			19.0%
			17.6%
			18.9%
			19.6%
			19.0%
			21.4%
			18.5%
			17.5%
			16.9%
			17.9%
			18.5%
			18.5%
			18.1%
			16.9%
			16.3%
			17.5%
			18.6%
			20.4%
			22.1%
		**No Reasonable Cause**
			17,832
			17,493
			16,689
			15,980
			15,654
			16,752
			15,506
			15,481
			13,853
			13,191
			12,036
			13,670
			15,139
			18,709
			20,660
			20,454
			17,936
			16,280
			16,790
			18,505
			19,938
			18,840
			17,364
			14,240
			11,480
			10,336
		****
			54.3%
			55.0%
			54.5%
			53.9%
			54.7%
			57.6%
			57.1%
			58.2%
			58.3%
			56.5%
			54.8%
			56.9%
			56.9%
			60.5%
			63.0%
			63.6%
			62.7%
			62.6%
			62.1%
			64.2%
			66.9%
			66.6%
			65.2%
			61.7%
			57.8%
			55.9%
		**Reasonable Cause**
			1,317
			1,661
			1,950
			2,778
			2,832
			2,493
			1,950
			1,710
			1,683
			1,476
			1,299
			1,297
			1,329
			1,566
			1,421
			1,421
			1,141
			903
			1,009
			937
			960
			996
			843
			697
			628
			557
		****
			4.0%
			5.2%
			6.4%
			9.4%
			9.9%
			8.6%
			7.2%
			6.4%
			7.1%
			6.3%
			5.9%
			5.4%
			5.0%
			5.1%
			4.3%
			4.4%
			4.0%
			3.5%
			3.7%
			3.2%
			3.2%
			3.5%
			3.2%
			3.0%
			3.2%
			3.0%
		**Successful Conciliations**
			332
			454
			535
			707
			739
			686
			520
			491
			454
			437
			439
			382
			407
			475
			510
			500
			459
			351
			373
			403
			341
			359
			326
			301
			255
			230
		****
			1.0%
			1.4%
			1.7%
			2.4%
			2.6%
			2.4%
			1.9%
			1.8%
			1.9%
			1.9%
			2.0%
			1.6%
			1.5%
			1.5%
			1.6%
			1.6%
			1.6%
			1.3%
			1.4%
			1.4%
			1.1%
			1.3%
			1.2%
			1.3%
			1.3%
			1.2%
		**Unsuccessful Conciliations**
			985
			1,207
			1,415
			2,071
			2,093
			1,807
			1,430
			1,219
			1,229
			1,039
			860
			915
			922
			1,091
			911
			921
			682
			552
			636
			534
			619
			637
			517
			396
			373
			327
		****
			3.0%
			3.8%
			4.6%
			7.0%
			7.3%
			6.2%
			5.3%
			4.6%
			5.2%
			4.4%
			3.9%
			3.8%
			3.5%
			3.5%
			2.8%
			2.9%
			2.4%
			2.1%
			2.4%
			1.9%
			2.1%
			2.3%
			1.9%
			1.7%
			1.9%
			1.8%
		**Merit Resolutions**
			3,877
			4,269
			5,207
			6,754
			6,557
			6,517
			6,156
			6,065
			5,702
			5,764
			5,642
			5,785
			5,778
			6,478
			6,401
			6,262
			5,545
			4,917
			5,240
			5,114
			4,818
			4,817
			4,616
			4,560
			4,315
			4,067
		****
			11.8%
			13.4%
			17.0%
			22.8%
			22.9%
			22.4%
			22.7%
			22.8%
			24.0%
			24.7%
			25.7%
			24.1%
			21.7%
			21.0%
			19.5%
			19.5%
			19.4%
			18.9%
			19.4%
			17.7%
			16.2%
			17.0%
			17.3%
			19.7%
			21.7%
			22.0%
		**Monetary Benefits (Millions)***
			$72.5
			$58.7
			$81.7
			$109.0
			$94.4
			$94.7
			$98.4
			$100.8
			$91.3
			$99.1
			$135.4
			$109.3
			$121.5
			$129.3
			$145.7
			$138.7
			$126.8
			$106.5
			$130.9
			$137.3
			$135.1
			$148.4
			$170.7
			$153.2
			$150.4
			$144.5



** Does not include monetary benefits obtained through litigation.*

*The total of individual percentages may not always sum to 100% due to rounding.*

*EEOC total workload includes charges carried over from previous fiscal years, new charge receipts and charges transferred to EEOC from Fair Employment Practice Agencies (FEPAs). Resolution of charges each year may therefore exceed receipts for that year because workload being resolved is drawn from a combination of pending, new receipts and FEPA transfer charges rather than from new charges only.*

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