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Jeff Bezos sued by former housekeeper alleging racial discrimination

Mercedes Wedaa claims she was forced to regularly climb out of a laundry room window to go to the toilet

The Guardian - UK

How asexuals navigate romantic relationships

Though an estimated 1% of Americans identify as asexual – a sexual orientation most commonly defined as lacking sexual attraction – asexual people remain relatively invisible and are rarely researched. For these reasons, they’re frequently subjected to discrimination and stereotyping.

The Conversation

New research finds a disturbing pattern of discrimination at the highest levels of STEM

Gender and racial bias in academia in well-documented.

Inverse

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Why Some Iranians Want their Own Country Banned from World Cup

A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople say they have no choice but to turn on their own country, citing what they called state-sponsored violence and discrimination against ordinary Iranians, especially women. The group, containing former champions in sports such as karate, judo and wrestling, including those living in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former assistant sues filmmaker Randall Emmett for alleged sued for race discrimination, hostile workplace

LOS ANGELES — One of Randall Emmett's former assistants has sued the once-prominent filmmaker, accusing him of racial discrimination and creating a hostile workplace that included the use of the N-word.

Los Angeles Times

Discrimination against LGBTQ doctors highlighted in damning new report

Some have experienced overt hostility, threats and violence, a new BMA report states.

The Independent UK

Leeds mum with no legal training wins £60k payout from Morrisons over discrimination

Donna Patterson, from Wetherby, represented herself against the supermarket after her job changed during a restructuring

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The Supreme Court's Options in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases

The conservative majority on the Court is highly likely to rule against the two schools' use of racial preferences in admissions. But there are several different ways it could do so, which have different implications for future cases.

Reason

Supreme Court justices battle over race as a factor in college admissions

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court showed deep divides over race-conscious university admissions while questioning lawyers in cases that could transform college campuses and overturn decades-old precedents.

Tribune News Service

Woman labelled ‘Erin Brockovich of Bradford’ after tribunal win

Donna Patterson awarded £60,000 after representing herself in discrimination case against Morrisons

The Guardian - UK

Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions — and beyond

WASHINGTON — Following last term's overturning of Roe v. Wade and an expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court's conservatives are moving now to sharply limit or strike down affirmative action at colleges and universities.

Los Angeles Times

Ivy-educated Thomas and Sotomayor divide on affirmative action

Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas overcame humble beginnings and racial discrimination before earning elite educations, but they bring very different views about race-conscious college admissions to the Supreme Court as it weighs affirmative action challenges.

Tribune News Service

Magda Szubanski on why society needs to move on from fat shaming

Comedian Magda Szubanski isn't shy about calling out abuse and discrimination where she sees it. But it wasn't always that way.

ABC News

‘We need to push’: hair discrimination fight moves to UK workplaces

Campaigners welcome guidance to prevent discrimination in schools and set sights on employers

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Black worker snubbed by colleagues at Cartier and Montblanc company wins race case

Colleagues at the luxury firm where Cheryl Spragg worked refused to get in a lift with her and she was told there was a “preference for white continental Europeans" for a job she applied for

ABC News

Have you experienced weight stigma? Body shame and blame highlights a problem in our health system

Evie has confronted a widespread and often unchallenged form of discrimination in Australia — weight stigma. And recent research says it's doing us harm.

The Guardian - UK

Tell us about your experiences of hair discrimination

We would like to hear your experiences of hair discrimination, in schools, workplaces, or any other public setting

Reuters

China to revise women's protection law for first time in decades

Legislation aimed at giving women in China more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment at work was submitted to China's parliament on Thursday after a third revision and extensive public input.

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Evening Standard

Schools in UK warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles

Uniform policies that ban certain hairstyles, without the possibility for exceptions to be made on racial grounds, likely to be unlawful

The Guardian - UK

Schools in Great Britain warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles

Equality watchdog says appearance policies should include exceptions on racial and religious grounds

The Guardian - UK

Discriminating against ethnic minority pupils’ hairstyles is now much harder

EHRC guidance is a watershed, but the problem of hair discrimination in workplaces and public spaces remains

The Conversation

Belarusians are facing discrimination and blame for Russia's war in Ukraine

In late September 2022, the International Congress of Belarusian Studies was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. After it ended, an attendee’s car broke down. He took it to a garage but the management refused to service a car owned by a Belarusian. Ultimately, it had to be towed back over the…

WEKU

Maryland State Police troopers allege racial discrimination in a new lawsuit

The 40-page class-action lawsuit alleges the state's law enforcement agency has a history of engaging in systemic discrimination against its officers of color.

The Guardian - UK

Make poverty discrimination illegal like racism or sexism, official to tell UN

Exclusive: ‘Povertyism’ restricts access to education, housing, employment and social benefits and must be outlawed, says special rapporteur

Reuters

Canadian tribunal seeks revamp of C$20 billion deal for First Nations children

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), whose landmark decisions on discrimination against First Nations children set the stage for a historic C$20 billion compensation agreement, threw the deal into doubt after it said the agreement does not fully satisfy its orders.

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