According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), gender discrimination refers also to sex-based discrimination. Individuals have protection against sex-based discrimination, as well as other employment discrimination practices in accordance to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Gender discrimination entails an employment agency making a decision on an applicant or employee in regards to their hiring, promotion, job training, termination, or anything else relevant to the person's sex. Title VII clearly prohibits any type of employment practices, which bases decisions on stereotypes according to the person's sex and assumptions of their abilities, traits, and performance. Gender based discrimination does not allow policies, which prohibit an individuals hiring because of their sex. Additionally, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 requires that men and women receive the same amount of pay for equal work. Jobs for men and women must be similar to one another, although not identical.