Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. A) Discriminatory practices prohibited; employees or applicants for employment subject to coverage.Title 7 prohibits discrimination at all levels of the hiring process as well as throughout employment. 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act – This Act amended the 1964 Civil Rights Act and expanded the investigative power of the Equal Employment Opportunity. Congress consciously modeled Title IX on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. ァ 2000d et seq. , and Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq. In §703(e)(1), Title VII provides an exception to its prohibition of discrimination based on sex, religion, or national origin. When Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the "Act")was passed, there were two primary and urgent questions courts had to address.