Research shows that employers tend to win cases where pregnant women claim unfair dismissal.
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Research shows pregnant women are still being discriminated against in unfair dismissal cases, when employers say they are redundant.
Both major parties have a platform that could ultimately facilitate same-sex marriage in Australia.
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Experience in the US serves to highlight the potential long-term economic consequences if Australia fails to legalise same-sex marriage.
Does Britain have a dress code?
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The debate surrounding Muslims and citizenship entrenches discrimination.
Alan Turing is now feted – but what of other gay people in government service?
Gerald Massey
Hundreds, if not thousands, of gay people had their careers and lives blighted by official discrimination.
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A new study finds Muslim women in the UK live in an atmosphere of prejudice.
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Big data can reinforce human prejudices but it could also help us break away from discrimination.
Employers should provide an enabling environment at work for women to continue breastfeeding their infants.
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Only 28% of working women across the globe are fully protected by maternity laws that provide for time off work with full pay.
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Women sellers are receiving on average about 80 cents for every dollar men earn when selling the same product, according to new research.
Joe Louis and Neil Scott help Isaac Woodard up a set a stairs soon after a beating left him blind.
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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.
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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.
Pink ones are better?
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Men and women may be charged differently for the same product, but the problems come when you don’t have the choice.
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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.
When would-be renters enquire about a property, their ethnicity can make a significant difference to how the agent responds.
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An experiment compared the experience of Anglo, Indian and Muslim Middle Eastern “renters” looking for housing. The differences in how they were treated were significant.
Why do immigrant kids perform poorly in school?
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School and teacher attitudes have a lot to answer for when it comes to the achievement gap between immigrant and non-immigrant children.
Children with severe social, emotional or behavioural disorders are the least welcome in schools.
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Children with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in Australian schools, with parents asked to send their child to another school or fork out extra money.
We know what we look like, but how do algorithms see us?
Cracksinthestreet
We increasingly depend on algorithms applied to big data, but even algorithms make mistakes that could label us in worrying ways
In order to cope with the rigours of policing, police are expected to be strong, resilient and unemotional in dangerous situations.
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Sexual harassment is a persistent and damaging problem in many Australian workplaces. But why does it appear to be an entrenched feature of some organisational settings more than others?
Shadow boxing. Will levelling the playing field work?
Orin Zebest
Removing names from CVs is a start, but we need to do much more to beat discrimination.
Intergenerational mentoring benefits both older and younger colleagues, as well as their employers.
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Many hidden obstacles confront Australia’s older workers, so what workplace changes can be made to maximise the benefits and reduce the problems of an ageing population?
Nobody wants to talk about it.
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Research shows that patient care suffers when minority ethnic healthcare staff are unfairly treated.