Sentences with phrase «from systemic discrimination»

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Like a heavyweight boxer whose momentum had turned, Kalanick has taken punch after punch this year, from the outrage in January over his association with Donald Trump, to the widely - viewed video of his berating an Uber driver, to the explosive blog post by an ex-employee alleging systemic sexual discrimination at Uber, to Google's (googl) charges of theft of its self - driving car technology.

It was appropriate, then, for early 20th - century Social Gospel theologians like Walter Rauschenbusch to observe how prejudice and social discrimination are passed from one generation to the next, and it is consistent for theologians today to incorporate observations about social inheritance — what liberation theologians and feminist theologians call «social location» or «systemic evil» — into our understanding of the human condition.

But simply dismissing the entirety of the EDI initiatives as lacking legal authority, especially in the context of a study that has said that lawyers are resistant to preventing discrimination in their workplaces and the legal industry in general, only highlights further that the goals of many licensees differ from the broader objectives of creating a more inclusive legal community where systemic discrimination does not occur.

At the same time, a Commission that addresses systemic inequalities and discrimination would mark «a big shift from what a tribunal system could offer,» Forte notes.

Although Mr Damore's rapid dismissal may help Google defend itself from complaints, his comments could be interpreted as demonstrating that the business has a systemic pay discrimination issue and a culture that refuses to try to tackle such matters head on.

The aftermath of such treaties were not favourable to Assiniboine peoples; many suffered from poor housing, deteriorating health, high unemployment, systemic discrimination, frequent abuse and cultural dislocation in residential schools, limited education and training, and government restrictions on religious ceremonies and political activity (see Social Conditions of Aboriginal People).

In addition, we will hear from a panel of human rights lawyers, academic and community activists who will examine the current state of (in) equality in various areas such as disability rights, socio - economic inequalities facing racialized communities, women and immigrants, and the issue of systemic discrimination in certain areas of law.

As Craig says, reasonable people can disagree whether existing obligations were accurately summarized In addition to Craig's comments, I would note the obligation from the Human Rights Code to ensure that systemic discrimination is avoided which I think amounts to the stated obligation.

It is clear that human rights tribunals can not be effective if they are precluded from granting systemic remedies, especially as Canada faces more difficult and complex discrimination that is entrenched in institutional practices.

[49] A complaint of systemic discrimination is distinct from an individual claim of discrimination.

They stated, «The impact of wage discrimination on vulnerable people leads to systemic isolation and segregation from society.»

For example, LGBTQ people of color face particularly high rates of discrimination from medical providers, and systemic harassment.

Now I note that you said today that there's been great improvement over a short period of time, and I'm sure there has been, but you know it's interesting to me, and again I will say this because I come from a country myself where there is a disadvantaged community and a lot of government programs et cetera, it's of serious concern the extent of the dramatic inequalities that are still being experienced by these population groups when they represent only, you know, no more than 2 % of the population of a highly developed, industrialised state, and I just, it makes me wonder about things like the effectiveness of the programs, monitoring, benchmarking, what are the standards, is anybody watching this to see whether or not they really are designed to meet the disadvantages that are real in the communities, you know the real history of systemic discrimination, institutional racism?