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Female clergy face ‘institutionalised discrimination’, campaigners claim

Church of England is ‘still discriminating against women’ 30 years after allowing them to become priests

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

Discrimination, sexual harassment still touch the lives of too many, commissioner says as new report released

Tasmania's anti-discrimination commissioner says it is evident that discrimination, sexual harassment and incitement to hatred continue to touch the lives of too many in the state, as a new report reveals the stories of some affected.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2022

Adults urged to be kinder to LGBTQI youths

Youths who identify as LGBTQI face a higher risk of discrimination both at home and in public, so youth activists are calling on adults to be more proactive in providing support and empathy for LGBTQI youths.

Bangkok Post · Nov 11, 2022

Chicago students stage protest following Halloween costume controversy

CHICAGO — Jones College Prep students gathered for a sit-in Monday following controversy around a student who attended the school in a German military costume for Halloween and made gestures seen as antisemitic. The school’s lack of response to the incident prompted the protest, where students called for change in…

Chicago Tribune · Nov 8, 2022

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus seeks meeting with Administrative Appeals Tribunal over bullying and harassment allegations

The attorney-general has sought an urgent meeting with the president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal after multiple allegations of bullying, harassment, or discrimination.

ABC News · Nov 7, 2022

Concern about Discrimination against "Asian Americans" in University Admissions–in 1987!

Do Colleges Set Asian Quotas? Newsweek, February 9, 1987. With a mix of awe and animosity, students in the Boston area joke that MIT stands for Made in Taiwan. Like many of the nation's most competitive schools, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has experienced huge increases in Asian-American enrollments. Across…

Reason · Nov 7, 2022

How to Protect Women’s Rights in China

Hundreds of millions of Chinese women are calling for better safeguards. Implementing them is integral to China’s modernization

Caixin Global · Nov 7, 2022

Sex harassment bill passes lower house

Anthony Albanese says stopping sexual harassment in the workplace is an issue for the whole country to deal with, as laws pass the lower house.

AAP · Nov 7, 2022

Key change risks undermining Labor’s sexual harassment reforms: Unions, lawyers, advocates

A letter to MPs has warned a proposed change to workplace harassment laws could discourage women and “undermine access to justice”.

The New Daily · Nov 6, 2022

Parking fine is 'unlawful discrimination,' furious campervan driver claims

Steven Foakes had made the long drive from Yorkshire down to Bournemouth to see his sister, but was hit with a £70 parking fine that he claimed was 'unlawful discrimination'

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022