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Chicago students stage protest following Halloween costume controversy

CHICAGO — Jones College Prep students gathered for a sit-in Monday following controversy around a student who attended the school in a German military costume for Halloween and made gestures seen as antisemitic. The school’s lack of response to the incident prompted the protest, where students called for change in…

Chicago Tribune

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus seeks meeting with Administrative Appeals Tribunal over bullying and harassment allegations

The attorney-general has sought an urgent meeting with the president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal after multiple allegations of bullying, harassment, or discrimination.

ABC News

Concern about Discrimination against "Asian Americans" in University Admissions–in 1987!

Do Colleges Set Asian Quotas? Newsweek, February 9, 1987. With a mix of awe and animosity, students in the Boston area joke that MIT stands for Made in Taiwan. Like many of the nation's most competitive schools, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has experienced huge increases in Asian-American enrollments. Across…

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How to Protect Women’s Rights in China

Hundreds of millions of Chinese women are calling for better safeguards. Implementing them is integral to China’s modernization

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Sex harassment bill passes lower house

Anthony Albanese says stopping sexual harassment in the workplace is an issue for the whole country to deal with, as laws pass the lower house.

AAP

Key change risks undermining Labor’s sexual harassment reforms: Unions, lawyers, advocates

A letter to MPs has warned a proposed change to workplace harassment laws could discourage women and “undermine access to justice”.

The New Daily

Parking fine is 'unlawful discrimination,' furious campervan driver claims

Steven Foakes had made the long drive from Yorkshire down to Bournemouth to see his sister, but was hit with a £70 parking fine that he claimed was 'unlawful discrimination'

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Labor takes step towards new religious discrimination laws with review of exemptions for schools

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus tasks Australian Law Reform Commission to look into existing anti-discrimination legislation

The Guardian - AU

The Respect@Work bill is a step forward – but it falls short on improving access to justice for victims

The anti-discrimination bill can do more to remove financial barriers and risks for those who have experienced workplace discrimination or harassment

The Guardian - AU

Jeff Bezos sued by former housekeeper over working conditions at Seattle mansion

Mercedes Wedaa filed lawsuit against Amazon billionaire in King County Superior Court

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos sued for alleged racial discrimination by former housekeeper

JEFF Bezos is being sued for alleged racial discrimination by a former housekeeper.

The National (Scotland)

Jeff Bezos sued by former housekeeper alleging racial discrimination

Mercedes Wedaa claims she was forced to regularly climb out of a laundry room window to go to the toilet

The Guardian - UK

How asexuals navigate romantic relationships

Though an estimated 1% of Americans identify as asexual – a sexual orientation most commonly defined as lacking sexual attraction – asexual people remain relatively invisible and are rarely researched. For these reasons, they’re frequently subjected to discrimination and stereotyping.

The Conversation

New research finds a disturbing pattern of discrimination at the highest levels of STEM

Gender and racial bias in academia in well-documented.

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Why Some Iranians Want their Own Country Banned from World Cup

A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople say they have no choice but to turn on their own country, citing what they called state-sponsored violence and discrimination against ordinary Iranians, especially women. The group, containing former champions in sports such as karate, judo and wrestling, including those living in…

Los Angeles Times

Former assistant sues filmmaker Randall Emmett for alleged sued for race discrimination, hostile workplace

LOS ANGELES — One of Randall Emmett's former assistants has sued the once-prominent filmmaker, accusing him of racial discrimination and creating a hostile workplace that included the use of the N-word.

The Independent UK

Discrimination against LGBTQ doctors highlighted in damning new report

Some have experienced overt hostility, threats and violence, a new BMA report states.

Leeds Live

Leeds mum with no legal training wins £60k payout from Morrisons over discrimination

Donna Patterson, from Wetherby, represented herself against the supermarket after her job changed during a restructuring

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The Supreme Court's Options in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases

The conservative majority on the Court is highly likely to rule against the two schools' use of racial preferences in admissions. But there are several different ways it could do so, which have different implications for future cases.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court justices battle over race as a factor in college admissions

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court showed deep divides over race-conscious university admissions while questioning lawyers in cases that could transform college campuses and overturn decades-old precedents.

The Guardian - UK

Woman labelled ‘Erin Brockovich of Bradford’ after tribunal win

Donna Patterson awarded £60,000 after representing herself in discrimination case against Morrisons

Los Angeles Times

Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions — and beyond

WASHINGTON — Following last term's overturning of Roe v. Wade and an expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court's conservatives are moving now to sharply limit or strike down affirmative action at colleges and universities.

Tribune News Service

Ivy-educated Thomas and Sotomayor divide on affirmative action

Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas overcame humble beginnings and racial discrimination before earning elite educations, but they bring very different views about race-conscious college admissions to the Supreme Court as it weighs affirmative action challenges.

ABC News

Magda Szubanski on why society needs to move on from fat shaming

Comedian Magda Szubanski isn't shy about calling out abuse and discrimination where she sees it. But it wasn't always that way.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to push’: hair discrimination fight moves to UK workplaces

Campaigners welcome guidance to prevent discrimination in schools and set sights on employers

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