Sentences with phrase «impact of discrimination»

In this unit, students explore the impact of discrimination and harassment on individuals, their family and friends and the wider community.

If you think you might be experiencing depression or anxiety due to the impact of discrimination, talk to a trusted health professional or use the links on our helpful contacts and website page to seek help.

A national campaign that used a combination of advertising and real - life stories to prompt the Australian community (particularly teenage boys) to question their own attitudes and behaviour and raise awareness of the impact of discrimination towards the LGBTI community.

The campaign builds on the launch of Stop.Think.Respect last year, which highlighted the impact of discrimination on the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people through the «Left - handed» TV commercial and accompanying personal stories, which questioned «Why should I be made to feel like crap for just being who I am?».

beyondblue's Invisible Discriminator campaign aims to raise awareness of the impact of discrimination on the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Law Society of British Columbia, 2011 BCHRT 185, where the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal quantified the impact of discrimination on a complainant which delayed his membership in the profession.

However, the Tribunal did not award compensation for injury to dignity to Ms. Abbey even though evidence about the impact of discrimination was provided.

Employers also need to consider the impact of discrimination legislation and particularly whether the employee's right to express any religious or philosophical beliefs has been infringed.

The Impact of Discrimination on the Early Schooling Experience of Children from Immigrant Families.

Time Business 3 pm Oral Questions Designation of sites as Marine Conservation Areas - Lord Eden of Winton Consultation of early years practitioners on their plans to increase the maximum ratio of carers to babies and toddlers - Earl of Listowel Replacing the Cancer Drugs Fund with a new scheme - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Legislation Succession to the Crown Bill - Report stage - Lord Wallace of Tankerness Legislation Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL]- Consideration of Commons amendments - Baroness Wilcox Short Debate Impact of discrimination against gay men and women in Commonwealth countries on efforts to halt the spread of HIV / AIDS - Lord Black of Brentwood

«I urge Lagos State Aids Control Agency to continue to sensitize the public, on the negative impact of discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS.

The negative impacts of discrimination and harassment go well beyond economic burdens to encompass psychological harms and the perpetuation of systemic inequality.

Seventy - five percent of people consider that the campaign is raising awareness of the mental health impacts of discrimination.

Not exact matches

Science itself can drive our conversations about the importance of diversity, as it provides us with the data to understand how systemic bias and discrimination impact our communities and how best to change it.»

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

In addition, while the majority of business owners surveyed across all segments said they did not feel a perception of discrimination from a financial institution impacted their chances of obtaining business credit, 22 % of African American and 11 % of LGBT business owners reported that perceived discrimination impacted their chances of obtaining credit for their business, compared to 5 % of the general small business owner population.

«We're not seeing an impact on comp sales as a result of Philadelphia,» Johnson said, adding the how the company was handling the discrimination issue «will pay long - term dividends for Starbucks.»

It gives an Inclusivity Award to schools which make a positive impact to the unity of the local community, whose students interact with and respect each other and actively reject prejudice and discrimination.

Confront national and state governments with «the nature and impact of targeted violence, persecution, discrimination, and marginalization of Christians in northern Nigeria.»

Cecil Chaudhry Jr, Executive Director of the National Commission for Justice and Peace in Pakistan told Premier religious discrimination is impacting many Christian students.

Some of the transcripts are now available from the Senate's inquiry into the «impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry» (naturally Frank Zumbo used the opportunity to once again rave about the Birdsville amendment on predatory pricing - he doesn't fail to mention he drafted it, amongst other things (such as a purported need for price discrimination laws and proposing an office of the Australian small business and farming commissioner)-RRB-.

Our aim is to ensure that LGBTQ - led families will be free from the impacts of ignorance, hostility, harassment, discrimination and oppression, intentional and / or unintentional, and can participate fully in all levels of community life.

However, a rule banning all religious clothing on the basis of presenting neutrality towards the customer was found potentially to be unjustified indirect discrimination, if for example the employer could have reasonably moved the employee to a non-customer-facing role, because such a ban may impact Muslims more than those of other faiths.

Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.

«By singling out individuals from these six majority Muslim countries, this administration further perpetuates the feelings of fear, discrimination, violence and hate that have impacted Muslim communities across our country,» said State Senator Gustavo Rivera.

«Gender - based wage discrimination is a community problem that impacts everyone and that needs to be discussed openly and thoughtfully,» stated Karen King, executive director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women.

Previous research has demonstrated that criminal behavior is impacted by genetics, childhood mistreatment, low self - esteem during adolescence, lack of parental support, social and economic disadvantage, and racial discrimination.

«The impact of the country's first female nominee is perceived differently across the electorate including how Clinton's gender will impact her chances of being elected and what the long - term effects will be on gender discrimination,» said Trevor Tompson, director of The AP - NORC Center.

Discrimination between environmental and anthropogenic impacts on past civilizations, however, remains difficult because of the paucity of high - resolution paleoclimatic evidence.

When Barr and Canup simulated the effects of LHB's impacts on Ganymede and Callisto, they found plenty of discrimination.

25 % of our health is due to behaviors, and 75 % of our health are determined by social determinants of health and our genetics... this means that stigma and discrimination have a HUGE impact on our health!

In both «Game of Thrones» and the George R.R. Martin novels on which the show is based, the discrimination Tyrion Lannister has faced because of his dwarfism has had a considerable impact on his life and his choices.

Recently, several prominent national education organizations (including the NEA, AERA, AFT, and NCTE) have called for addressing equity in schools and society, specifically recommending that we need to highlight the «systemic patterns of inequity — racism and educational injustice — that impacts our students,» and that educators and school leaders «receive the tools, training, and support they need to build curricula with substantive exploration of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.»

In fact, eliminating the use of disparate impact would have the salutary effect of forcing OCR to focus on actual, provable discrimination, instead of letting it skate by with spurious uses of statistical disparities.

'' The curriculum provides for all students to learn about the negative impacts of all forms of discrimination and encourages the teaching of health and physical education to be inclusive and relevant to students of all sexual orientations.»

Lesson Objectives: At the end of the lesson, students should be: 2.3.4 aware of the Legal controls over employment issues and their impact on employers and employees: • able to identify legal controls over employment contracts, unfair dismissal, discrimination, health and safety, legal minimum wage

Our ultimate aim is to catalyze substantially greater impacts on the lives of young children whose needs are not addressed adequately by existing programs, with a strong emphasis on those who face the cumulative burdens of economic hardship, limited parent education, racial or ethnic discrimination, and other sources of structural inequity.

Critics of disparate impact have long pointed out that the doctrine actually compels discrimination, since remedying any disparities caused by neutral policies requires racial quotas and classifications.

The opinion held that under the Fair Housing Act, plaintiffs can bring «disparate impact» claims of discrimination even when the alleged discrimination is unintentional (see «Disparate Impact Indeed,» legal beat, Fall impact» claims of discrimination even when the alleged discrimination is unintentional (see «Disparate Impact Indeed,» legal beat, Fall Impact Indeed,» legal beat, Fall 2015).

Steinberg and Lacoe note a shortcoming of this work is its inability to control for students» prior disciplinary records, suggesting that might explain justifiable differences in severity of punishment for similar infractions — in this case, the results would overestimate discrimination's impact.

The discriminatory impact of this compromise lessened as the gender gap in master's degree attainment narrowed, and more subtle means of discrimination were hampered by nearly universal adoption of the uniform salary schedule, with teachers» pay based only on experience and education.

But in June 2015 the Supreme Court, in a Texas housing case, bolstered the departments» position by holding that statistical evidence of «disparate impact» of policies across racial groups could be used as evidence of racial discrimination by a government agency.

Noting the serious impact of armed conflict on children, who are at particular risk of abuse, exploitation, violence, and discrimination,

The package included a «Dear Colleague» letter, issued jointly by DOE and DOJ, warning against intentional racial discrimination but also stating that schools unlawfully discriminate even «if a policy is neutral on its face — meaning that the policy itself does not mention race — and is administered in an evenhanded manner but has a disparate impact, i.e., a disproportionate and unjustified effect on students of a particular race.»

How about school discipline and the use of «disparate impact» gauges to determine whether discrimination is occurring?

Being able to understand the perspective of different people and empathizing with their life's situations and struggles helps students accept differences and gain insight into how bias and discrimination impact different people.

provisions for responding to acts of harassment, bullying, and / or discrimination against students by employees or students pursuant to clause (b) of this subparagraph which, with respect to such acts against students by students, incorporate a progressive model of student discipline that includes measured, balanced and age - appropriate remedies and procedures that make appropriate use of prevention, education, intervention and discipline, and considers among other things, the nature and severity of the offending student's behavior (s), the developmental age of the student, the previous disciplinary record of the student and other extenuating circumstances, and the impact the student's behaviors had on the individual (s) who was physically injured and / or emotionally harmed.

Court's Affirmative Action Decision May Impact Harvard Harvard Crimson, May 29, 2013» «If the Court says that the Texas practices are a form of discrimination, it would seem hard to believe that any form of affirmative action, even the kind that Harvard uses as part of a holistic process with diversity as part of its goals, would be considered legal,» said Julie A. Reuben, a professor at Graduate School of Education.»

This includes restoring rules allowing Office for Civil Rights investigators to look at years of past complaints against districts to determine patterns of discrimination, hiring more investigators to look into patterns of disparate impact, and even requiring states such as Maryland to implement stronger rules against overuse of harsh discipline.

Personal experiences faced by students — homelessness, trauma, health or mental health issues, lack of caring adults, needing to contribute financially to the home, involvement in the criminal justice system, racism and other forms of discrimination — significantly impact school performance and educational outcomes.