Sentences with phrase «of systemic discrimination»

Earlier this year, I pointed to court actions which had attempted to obtain this information, and how claims of systemic discrimination give rise to constitutional considerations.

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

They have begun closing civil rights claims without reviewing evidence of systemic discrimination.

The poverty and inequality that we experience is a contemporary reflection of our historic treatment as peoples, and an indication of the persistence of systemic discrimination.

West Coast LEAF's mission is to achieve equality by changing historic patterns of systemic discrimination against women, through BC - based equality rights litigation, law reform and public legal education.

It's time to start taking the issue of systemic discrimination more seriously, says Pillay.

Still a far cry from a finding of systemic discrimination against men, but certainly a compelling example of what can happen when things do go wrong, or are not sufficiently litigated to trial.

The underrepresentation of racial minorities is the result of systemic discrimination.

Here are just a few examples of systemic discrimination provided by the EEOC:

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this month became the latest tech executive to demonstrate, at best, a lack of understanding of the systemic discrimination facing women, suggesting that women not ask for raises in order to have «good karma.»

Angelique EagleWoman says she has been the «victim of systemic discrimination» at Lakehead University and has resigned two years into being appointed the first Indigenous dean of law at a Canadian university.

As such, they were «entirely congruent» with the complaint of institutional bias the Registrant sought to have heard by the Committee, which was essentially a complaint of systemic discrimination because of racial origin.

«The failure of two police services to notify the SIU about Dafonte Miller raises concerns of systemic discrimination and ineffective mechanisms to hold police accountable for it.

While it is obviously true that every visible minority community experiences the indignities and wounds of systemic discrimination throughout Southern Ontario, it is the Black community which is the focus.

The outcome of the appeals will have a direct impact on the ability of vulnerable groups to advance claims of systemic discrimination based on law and policy that disproportionately impacts groups afforded protection under human rights law, an issue that is vital to all equality seeking groups.

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.

The Retention of Women in Private Practice: The Challenge is Intersectional While the CLA's report on the retention of women illustrates the various ways female lawyers are impacted by sexism, it is relatively silent on other forms of systemic discrimination female lawyers experience, particularly racism experienced by women of colour and Indigenous women.

In its recently issued strategic plan for fiscal years 2012 - 2016, the EEOC further underscores its mission by naming the identification, investigation, and litigation of systemic discrimination a top strategic priority.

You might be wondering if the types of systemic discrimination practices being targeted by the EEOC are anything your organization needs to be concerned with.

«Employers need to be aware that the EEOC apparently plans on focusing on using administrative and litigation mechanisms to identify and attack discriminatory policies and other instances of systemic discrimination,» says Attorney Lester Rosen, CEO of background check company Employment Screening Resources (ESR) and author of «The Safe Hiring Manual,» the first comprehensive guide to background checks.

The finding of systemic discrimination against the District was based on the underfunding of Severe Learning Disabilities programs and the closing of the Diagnostic Centre [providing the special needs program].

The report called Manitoba's jury system a «glaring example of systemic discrimination» and called for peremptory challenges to be eliminated.

«Ms. McCue alleges that her culturally - traditional approach to teaching and scholarly activity, have been under - valued» in the tenure and salary review processes, and that her situation «shows a pattern of systemic discrimination against non-traditional indigenous scholars and women,» Walter wrote.

I would set aside the order of the chambers judge to the extent that it allowed the Employer's petition with respect to the claim of systemic discrimination.