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sex casesThe vastmajority ofsex cases(80 percent)are broughtby women.Figures 4.7-4.9 display the same three plaintiff’s characteristics in EDL cases alleging sex discrimination. Not surprisingly,the vast majority of sex cases (80 percent) are brought by women. When looking at the racial demographics of sex cases(Figure 4.8), we found that white women are most likely to allege sex discrimination, followed somewhat closely by AfricanAmerican women (41 to 35 percent, respectively). Finally, occupational status differs in a fundamental respect in sex cases thanin race cases: whereas the largest percentage of race cases involve those in sales, service, or administration, the largest proportionof sex allegations are brought by those in management or professional occupations (50 vs. 37 percent). Like race cases, however,cases filed by blue collar or other workers make up the smallest percentage of plaintiffs in sex bias cases (13 percent).figure 4.7 :plaintiff’s sex in sexdiscrimination cases by percent20%malefemale(n=654)80%-23-