Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. You may also download our Title VI self-identification survey as a PDF in English and Spanish.Title VII has patterned two different schemes of enforcement. This Chapter discusses the principal federal and state statutes enacted to combat discrimination, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of. Title VII forbids discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, with some limited exceptions.