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2247 - Name discrimination still 'prevalent' in Australia, says race discrimination commissioner - ABC News
Western Sydney University social sciences researcher Dr Rimple Mehta said there had been "ample research" about the impact of name discrimination in Australia on people with non-Anglo-Saxon names, especially in employment and the private rental market. But she said name discrimination often started well before adulthood, between school students, or from teachers repeatedly using an incorrect or mispronounced name in the classroom. "This discrimination takes place on a subconscious level, bu...
5636 - miamingus
if people aren’t including ableism in their political analysis during a fcking *global pandemic* then i really don’t know what more it will take. i really don’t.
6396 - TracyWesterman
1/We need to determine Indigenous suicide causal pathways with urgency if we have any hope of addressing this unacceptably high rate of Indigenous child suicides in our communities. It’s a disgrace to the millions spent, our communities & best practice that this has yet to occur.
6476 - Can I Sue for Discrimination for Not Getting Promoted? - The Spiggle Law Firm
A failure to promote may be the basis of a lawsuit if you can show that there was an adverse employment action because of your protected characteristic.
6776 - Confronting' study reveals psychological toll everyday racism is having on Indigenous Australians
Research from the Australian National University finds that eliminating everyday discrimination could halve the burden of psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
7398 - I'm very lucky to be starting a new job today, and I want to take a moment to discuss transgender discrimination in employment, because it is so, so much worse than most cis people realize. üßµ
7441 - Had a letter from My Aged Health telling me that my father's aged care package has been approved. So good news. Admittedly he was assessed as eligible for a level 4 package in January and this was ...
9760 - @progpsychprof One of the absolute best pictures of Einstein, made even better when you remember what was happening in America at the time. https://t.co/mbWHdeOntC
10961 - Google settles Black employees' racial bias lawsuit for $50 million | Reuters
Google agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of systemic racial bias against Black employees.
A preliminary settlement covering more than 4,000 Google employees in California and New York was filed on Thursday evening in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires a judge's approval.
