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The topic I have chosen to do my research paper on is “Discrimination Against Women.” Discrimination can be based on race, color, and religion. But the most significant one is gender discrimination. Women are the most targeted ones. My research will be about the reasons for discrimination, the effects that it has, situations that have…

Dianne Rawlinson sought employment as a “correctional counselor” in Alabama but was denied due to not meeting the minimum weight requirement of 120 pounds and minimum height requirement of 5 feet 2 inches, as outlined by an Alabama statute. She then appealed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and initiated a class action lawsuit against…

Charlotte Bunch once said, “Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” This quote shows that children grow up with their family members not liking a certain race or the way other people are raised and that leads to the children growing up…

Inequality and discrimination have constituted some of the most significant aspects of US history. For the longest time, civil rights movements, campaigns, demonstrations, and human rights movements have centered their agenda one inequality and discrimination. At the same time, some of the most notable historical figures in the US have been associated with these two…

Children may experience prejudice or be discriminated against for many reasons, be it they wear glasses, their appearance, their hair colour, their religion, their sex, having a disability or even their ethnicity, many reasons for children to be discriminative is normally because of the prejudices that they may already hold, These pre conceived ideas that…

Colorism is a dark side to the internal prejudice acts or attitudes against our own brothers and sisters. Colorism is a seed of deceit, a silent hatred that divides us as a nation, race and as a people. We were given equality by our four founding fathers declaration through our constitution. We have a right…

Children of Blood and Bone (2018) is a young adult novel by Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian American author. It is the first book in a trilogy and follows Zelie Adebola’s journey to restore magic in the Kingdom of Orisha, where her people have been oppressed. Determined to set her people free, Zelie uses various symbols…

Discrimination is the act of being biased towards a particular individual, or a specific group of people based on their age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or many other factors. Workplace discrimination occurs when an individual is denied certain rights and job opportuinities due to their specific status or qualities, while others that do not…

Peggy McIntosh stated that “”I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness. Not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group”. (McIntosh) (No Page number. On top of page) Ignoring the reality of white. Privilege has given rise to conflicts between people of colour (POC) and whites. Recent occurrences of discrimination…

“The Hate U Give,” directed by George Tillman Jr., is a film that tackles the issue of racism. The story revolves around Starr Carter and her family, who navigate between their impoverished black neighborhood and the affluent white preparatory school. As Starr witnesses her childhood best friend being shot by a white police officer, the…