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What is discrimination and examples?
Discrimination is the ability to distinguish differences between people or things. Sure, we might discriminate against others (which is an awful thing to do). But, we might also discriminate by preferring milk chocolate over dark chocolate (a completely harmless thing to do).
What to do if you are being discriminated against?
If you feel you are being discriminated against in the workplace, take these steps.
- Remove the emotion.
- Make a record of the offensive actions.
- Consider alternatives.
- Report the discrimination.
- Be mindful of retaliation.
- Get outside help to protect your rights.
Who is being discriminated against?
By law, being ‘discriminated against’ is when you’re treated unfairly because of any of the following: age. disability. gender reassignment.
How do you discriminate someone?
Some examples of discrimination:
- someone saying hurtful things or attacking you repeatedly.
- being made fun of.
- being excluded or left out.
- having a group of people gang up on you.
- being made to do hurtful or inappropriate things.
- being threatened.
What does it mean to discriminate against someone?
To “discriminate” against someone means to treat that person differently, or less favorably, for some reason. Other laws may protect you from other types of discrimination, such as discrimination at school.
What are the 9 types of discrimination?
Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics:
- age.
- disability.
- gender reassignment.
- marriage and civil partnership.
- pregnancy and maternity.
- race.
- religion or belief.
- sex.
How do you identify discrimination?
Here are a few subtle signs of discrimination in the workplace.
- Asking Inappropriate Personal Questions. You expect potential employers to ask questions about you to get to know you better during the interview process.
- Lack of Diversity.
- Gendered Roles and Duties.
- Offensive Comments, Jokes, and Other Forms of Communication.