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The social determinants of justice: 8 factors that increase your risk of imprisonment

You might have heard the phrase “social determinants of health”. It’s the idea that social factors – such as poverty, access to education, where you live and whether you face discrimination – have a huge influence on your health and life expectancy.

The Conversation

To change for the better, Canadian sport needs leadership from the bottom up

Canadian sport has been rocked by a series of scandals in recent years. National sporting bodies that govern bobsleigh and skeleton, alpine skiing, water polo, boxing, gymnastics, artistic swimming, soccer, hockey, rugby and rowing have all faced major criticism for abuse, neglect and discrimination.

The Conversation

Plus-size creator demands airlines make bigger seats after arm rests left her bruised

A travel influencer is fed of of the 'discrimination' plus-size travellers feel when flying and is demanding airlines do something to make it more comfortable for everyone to travel

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Why California is taking on caste-based discrimination

Historic bill aims to ban prejudice based on caste system, practiced for centuries in the Indian subcontinent, in the state

The Guardian - US

California agency asks court to order Tesla to cooperate in discrimination investigation

California officials took action against Tesla in court on Thursday in an attempt to force the company to comply with a state investigation into the alleged illegal harassment of and discrimination against a group of manufacturing employees.

Los Angeles Times

Dems want DOJ probe of Tenn. expulsions

Democrats allege racial discrimination, voter disenfranchisement and First Amendment rights violations

Salon

Sex discrimination commissioner hailed as 'trailblazer'

Kate Jenkins is wrapping up her seven-year term as Australia's sex discrimination commissioner and being honoured as a trailblazer for women.

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Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Images, Facebook & Whatsapp status, Wallpaper

The economist, politician, and social reformer Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar advocated for reservations for the underprivileged sections in our nation. First law minister and chairman of the committee that wrote the Indian Constitution was Ambedkar. He advocated for the nation's lowest communities to have reservations. The Indian Constitution was primarily his…

The Times of India

Asian Americans spent decades seeking fair education. Then the right stole the narrative

Affirmative action opponents have used racial scapegoating to reframe the national debate, exploiting middle-class fears

The Guardian - US

Ghanaian artist Joseph Kojo Hoggar brings his first monographic exhibition to Paris

In tonight's edition: Fresh clashes erupt near the eastern Congolese city of Goma as an armed vigilante group attacks M23 rebel positions. Also, African migrants in Tunisia say they don't know where to turn, following months of widespread discrimination and attacks against them. Finally, we meet Ghanaian artist Joseph Kojo…

France 24

Texas House passes CROWN Act, which would ban hairstyle discrimination

The bill seeks to ban discrimination based on certain hairstyles — like braids, dreadlocks and twists — in schools, workplaces and housing.

The Texas Tribune

French police probe threats, hatred as LGBTQ icon forced to cancel show

French-Moroccan singer-songwriter Bilal Hassani has filed several legal complaints for incitement to hatred, violence and discrimination. The performer was forced to cancel a concert in the eastern French city of Metz last week after threats from religious and right-wing groups.

Radio France Internationale

Parents raise enough funds for legal challenge on autism diagnosis controversy

Parents' group Assess For Autism said they believed the new policy potentially breached disability discrimination laws

Bristol Post

Brian Merchant: Are you a victim of algorithmic wage discrimination? If not, just wait

If you've ever worked for an on-demand app platform, or for Amazon, or even as an independent contractor at all in the last few years, there's a good chance that you've been discriminated against — by an algorithm.

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Leonard Greene: Donald Trump says he’s a victim of ‘reverse racism’ — but there is no such thing

Even if you bought for a minute that Black prosecutors in New York are targeting former President Donald Trump because he is white, his characterization of their motivation is way off base.

Radio France Internationale

Experiments with paid menstrual leave, but no consensus on making it French law

The Parisian suburb of Saint Ouen is the first French city to give women paid sick leave for period pain. But while several lawmakers want France to follow Spain in voting a national law on menstrual leave, there are concerns such a measure could backfire and increase gender discrimination.

The Independent UK

Colombian convicted for racism directed at nation's Black VP

A 62-year-old woman has been convicted of discrimination and harassment on for making racist comments about Colombia’s first Black vice president during an antigovernment protest last year

The Independent UK

Cisco still faces caste bias suit; engineers' case dismissed

The California Civil Rights Department has dismissed its caste discrimination lawsuit against two Cisco engineers

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Racism warning as data shows one in three people from ethnic minorities have faced abuse

A major study said the UK has “strikingly high” levels of abuse after finding widespread discrimination in the workplace, education, housing and dealings with police

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s public servants reported hundreds of bullying allegations in recent months

Volume of allegations suggests harassment and discrimination remains a problem within the government workforce

The Guardian - UK

Britain ‘not close to being a racially just society’, finds two-year research project

Exclusive: More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minorities have experienced racially motivated assault, data shows

The Conversation

The power of language: How rhetoric awareness can combat hiring bias and discrimination

I first realized the usefulness of literary theory to the issue of hiring discrimination when I came across an article about a permanent resident struggling to find employment in architecture, her field of expertise, in Canada.

The Guardian - UK

Landlords demanding renters send photo, CV and character references

Prospective tenants are being asked to provide personal details in order to secure a contract, raising fears of discrimination

Daily Mirror

Cops warned calling veggie colleagues 'turnips' could constitute discrimination

Officers at West Midlands Police referring to vegetarians colleagues as 'veg heads' and 'mushroom heads' have been told these jibes could be considered offensive

Broadcasting & Cable

Judge Denies Dish Motion To Remove 17 Words From Circle City Suit Decision

Opinion omitted any secret details, ruling says

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