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Sport remains “one of the last bastions of cultural and institutional homophobia” in Western societies. But there is progress.
Children with albinism are teased and physically bullied by classmates who don’t understand their condition. They withdraw from learning – and many ultimately leave school early.
Section 18C is limited in scope, and it would thus be wrong to claim that free speech carte blanche is under threat.
In the past internal migrants were feared and mistreated by law.
Prevention and education are key to tackling hate crime in Britain.
As we take necessary steps towards shedding discrimination in relation to marriage in Australia, we must also consider removing it from our legislation.
Millions of women are ostracised when their husbands die. Many are now empowering themselves to right the wrongs.
Research shows pregnant women are still being discriminated against in unfair dismissal cases, when employers say they are redundant.
Experience in the US serves to highlight the potential long-term economic consequences if Australia fails to legalise same-sex marriage.
The debate surrounding Muslims and citizenship entrenches discrimination.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of gay people had their careers and lives blighted by official discrimination.
A new study finds Muslim women in the UK live in an atmosphere of prejudice.
Big data can reinforce human prejudices but it could also help us break away from discrimination.
Only 28% of working women across the globe are fully protected by maternity laws that provide for time off work with full pay.
Women sellers are receiving on average about 80 cents for every dollar men earn when selling the same product, according to new research.
In 1946, a horrific beating left a Black World War II vet blind. His determined fight for justice would earn the support of Orson Welles, Woody Guthrie – and even the president.
Top firms play can play an important role in increasing social mobility but narrow recruitment processes mean they are also missing out on great talent.
Men and women may be charged differently for the same product, but the problems come when you don’t have the choice.
Women are more likely to claim in-work benefits so they’re more likely to have their movement restricted by the UK’s EU renegotiation.
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Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Professor of Business Law, Indiana University
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Cadre en exercice, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Syracuse University
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Dean, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
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UAA Endowed Professor of Sport Management, University of Florida
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Lecturer in Law, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Associate Professor, MBA Director, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Professor of Linguistics, University of York
