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Women with disabilities 'underestimated' as battle for equality in science careers heats up

Geologist Melanie Finch knows all about the barriers faced by women pursuing careers in science and mining with even greater challenges for those with disabilities, but these trailblazes are determined to lead the way for the next generation.

ABC News

Tracking the Texas lawsuits that target LGBT rights after the fall of Roe vs. Wade

AUSTIN — In the wake of the toppling of Roe v. Wade and with Justice Clarence Thomas urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings on gay sex and marriage, Texas is the stage for several lawsuits dealing with LGBT rights.

Tribune News Service

Why Swedes get better jobs than Lithuanians

We’re familiar with gender and racial discrimination, but a hierarchy of nationalities is also holding many back

Financial Times

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Title IX, First Amendment, Religious Universities, and Alleged Blackmail

In yesterday's decision in Doe v. Dordt Univ., Judge C.J. Williams (N.D. Iowa) allowed much of Doe's unfair-Title-IX-discipline claim to go forward; the decision is long, but here's an excerpt to give the flavor of the dispute: First, a reasonable jury could find that the undisputed evidence shows an articulable…

Reason

Federal Icac to cover private contractors working for government, attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus expands jurisdiction of proposed anti-corruption watchdog to include companies awarded commonwealth contracts worth billions of dollars

The Guardian - AU

The myth of adoption as a social good

Changes to the Adoption Act could leave 100,000 adults adopted during Aotearoa’s 'Baby Scoop Era' without the justice many seek, writes Barbara Sumner.

Newsroom.co.nz

Do Taiwanese View Gender Discrimination as Commonplace?

Despite Taiwan’s high rankings in gender equality, Taiwanese women consistently report experiencing discrimination.

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25% of BAME non-executive directors in NHS ‘have seen discrimination’ at work

A quarter of Black, Asian and minority ethnic NEDs tell report they have observed discrimination or experienced it themselves

The Guardian - UK

DC Mayor Signs Cannabis Employment Protection Amendment, Congressional Review To Follow

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill protecting employees from discrimination in the workplace based on their recreational or medical marijuana use.

Benzinga

Being working class 'should be protected characteristic like disability'

The current law protects people from discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

Wales Online

Racism might be putting your immune system at risk

A new study sheds light on the connection between discrimination and physical health.

Mic

LGBTQ hospital workers denied fertility coverage in test of US discrimination law

An Illinois-based Catholic hospital system that employs more than 24,000 people will only cover fertility treatment for workers in opposite-sex marriages, a policy some lawyers say could run afoul of federal discrimination laws.

Tribune News Service

A Trump-appointed judge just made it legal to discriminate against trans students

The ruling temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s Title IX guidelines on protecting LGBTQ+ students.

Mic

Canada is foolish to snub international graduate students and scholars

In January 2017, Donald Trump, then president of the United States, barred entry to the U.S. of people from predominantly Muslim countries.

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Opposition MLAs allege discrimination in allotment of govt. schemes in Assam

Submitting a memorandum to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Opposition members stated that they have been facing "deliberate discrimination".

Wales Online

Diabetic fired for shouting at boss when blood sugar was high wins £30,000

Employment Judge Colm O'Rourke ruled the treatment of Mr Eykyn was disability discrimination

The Conversation

University journalism courses need to teach about cultural safety before students enter the workforce

Content warning: this article contains mentions of racial discrimination against First Nations people.

Newsroom.co.nz

Stale, pale, male and ... fail

The Media Council has rejected three complaints against Newsroom for a headline on an academics' article that referred to decision-making by the 'stale, pale and male'.

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The Guardian - UK

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson review – sorcery, Spice Girls and social commentary

A bewitching fantasy debut mixes magic with sharp insights about power structures and discrimination along with pop-culture nostalgia

The Independent UK

US agencies temporarily barred from enforcing LGBTQ guidance

A federal judge in Tennessee has issued an order barring two U.S. agencies from enforcing new federal guidance extending enforcement of discrimination in schools and workplaces based on gender identity

Salon

HHS issues warning to rebel pharmacists

Pharmacists who refuse to fill abortion pill prescriptions may face discrimination suits

The Independent UK

Studies: France is a melting pot but discrimination lurks

Two landmark new studies in France are bursting myths about immigration at a time when xenophobic far-right discourse has gained more attention

Tribune News Service

Justice Department investigating Md. State Police over possible employment discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Maryland Department of State Police to examine if the agency had racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices, officials announced Friday.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department investigating Md. State Police over possible employment discrimination

The Conversation

Australians reject discrimination that is based on religious belief: new research

Since the change of government at the May federal election, the fate of the contentious religious discrimination legislation remains unclear.

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