And during the past two decades, the gaps in college
participation by ethnic groups have grown wider, rather than shrinking.
Not exact matches
Where a
group of people,
by virtue of belonging to a political, cultural, or
ethnic unit, actual or fictitious, is barred from partial or full
participation in worship or from carrying out honorary or other functions of a religious nature, there is differentiation according to descent.
The NSF program seeks to enhance U.S. leadership in science and technology while increasing
participation by underrepresented
groups, including women, members of racial and
ethnic groups, persons with disabilities, and persons with low socio - economic status.
Appraisals of the need for special measures should be carried out on the basis of accurate data, disaggregated
by race, colour, descent and
ethnic or national origin and incorporating a gender perspective, on the socio - economic and cultural 35status and conditions of the various
groups in the population and their
participation in the social and economic development of the country».