2. The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment. 3. Treatment or consideration based on class or category, such as race or gender, rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice. dis·crim′i·na′tion·al adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Langu...
Workplace age discrimination, also referred to as ageism, involves employees being disadvantaged or treated unfairly on the basis of their age or membership in a certain age group. Even though both younger and older employees can become victims of age discrimination, most research has focused on ...
Discrimination can be based on various characteristics such as race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and ability, among others. An essay on discrimination could examine the forms that discrimination can take, the consequences of discrimination, and strategies for combating ...
To further this point, pregnancy should be treated like any other medical condition that is temporary. It should not adversely affect that employee’s development, promotability, salary increases or any other aspect of employment. Employers are legally unable to discriminate based on pregnancy as a...
Economist Samuelson (1952) offers a similar definition, indicating that discrimination involves differential treatment based on personal characteristics, such as ethnic origin, gender, skin color, and age. Various perspectives on the causes and manifestations of discrimination can be broadly categorized ...
Encompassing sex, race, age, disability, discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or religious belief, this book also considers aspects of discrimination which are not provided for, such as multiple discriminations and intersectionality. In addition, the provisions of the Equality Act and ...
aYou must not engage in or support discrimination in hiring, remuneration, access to training, promotion, termination or retirement based on race, caste, national origin, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, union membership, political affiliation, or age. 您在聘用,对训练的报酬、通入,...
This knowledge gap limits the development of effective interventions to reduce obesity and address existing inequities. Personally mediated racism—here, referred to as racial discrimination— includes discriminatory actions, attitudes, or prejudices exhibited by individuals toward others based on their ...
President Obama is set to repeal the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy put into place by President Clinton. Angela Alioto, who has been a long time advocate for equality, sees this as another important step in the fight for gay rights. In Angela’s words, “”Equality of all of the...
Transgender individuals experience limited access to healthcare. This results not least from experiences of discrimination to which they are exposed in the health system. These contribute to transgender individuals having poorer health than cis individua