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...