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London Fire Brigade ‘still needs to improve’, watchdog finds

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) must improve the way it responds to incidents and tackle “deeper-seated problems” such as bullying and discrimination, a watchdog has found.

Evening Standard

Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced in May that it would expand its definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Paxton and other attorneys general are suing in response.

The Texas Tribune

Deciphering cosmic cornrows

Whether braids or natural textures, Black hair in futuristic or fantasy settings signal belonging and knowledge

Salon

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Former employee accuses Collin College of racial discrimination in fourth recent lawsuit against the school

Swee Lian Wee claims she was denied a promotion based on race and that school leaders created a hostile work environment.

The Texas Tribune

It's time we all stepped up against unjust pay gaps

A new report finds only a small percentage of pay gaps for Pasifika can be explained by the jobs they do – three-quarters is caused by unconscious bias and discrimination, writes Jo Cribb

Newsroom.co.nz

No end to caste-based discrimination, says Marathi writer Sharankumar Limbale

‘It has spread its wings in universities too’

The Hindu

What is Title IX? 4 essential reads

It has been five decades since President Richard Nixon signed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act into law. This 1972 federal law prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexuality and gender identity in schools or any educational programs that receive federal funding.

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Family alleging racist encounter at SeaWorld-owned Sesame Place hires Ben Crump

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Black family who alleges their young children faced racial discrimination from a costumed performer at Sesame Place Philadelphia earlier this month has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is calling on its parent company, Orlando-based SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, to make amends.

Orlando Sentinel

State agency charges Grand Rapids Police Department with discrimination

DETROIT — The state of Michigan has filed discrimination charges against the Grand Rapids Police Department in two separate cases, while continuing to investigate more than two dozen other complaints against the department.

Tribune News Service

Report author ‘shocked’ by extent of institutional racism in Cricket Scotland

Plan4Sport’s Louise Tideswell said it was clear that the “governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been institutionally racist”.

The Independent UK

Cricket Scotland apologise after damning report into racism and discrimination in the game

Cricket Scotland have apologised to victims of racism and discrimination after a damning report into the culture of the sport.

Evening Standard

Cricket Scotland governance branded "institutionally racist" as damning review published

A damning report into racism within Scottish cricket has found 448 examples of institutional racism within the sport and Cricket Scotland have issued a "heartfelt apology"

Daily Mirror

Prison worker sacked while off sick for a year with stress wins £135,000

He has now successfully made claims for discrimination and unfair dismissal

Wales Online

Women with disabilities 'underestimated' as battle for equality in science careers heats up

Geologist Melanie Finch knows all about the barriers faced by women pursuing careers in science and mining with even greater challenges for those with disabilities, but these trailblazes are determined to lead the way for the next generation.

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Tracking the Texas lawsuits that target LGBT rights after the fall of Roe vs. Wade

AUSTIN — In the wake of the toppling of Roe v. Wade and with Justice Clarence Thomas urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings on gay sex and marriage, Texas is the stage for several lawsuits dealing with LGBT rights.

Financial Times

Why Swedes get better jobs than Lithuanians

We’re familiar with gender and racial discrimination, but a hierarchy of nationalities is also holding many back

Reason

Title IX, First Amendment, Religious Universities, and Alleged Blackmail

In yesterday's decision in Doe v. Dordt Univ., Judge C.J. Williams (N.D. Iowa) allowed much of Doe's unfair-Title-IX-discipline claim to go forward; the decision is long, but here's an excerpt to give the flavor of the dispute: First, a reasonable jury could find that the undisputed evidence shows an articulable…

The Guardian - AU

Federal Icac to cover private contractors working for government, attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus expands jurisdiction of proposed anti-corruption watchdog to include companies awarded commonwealth contracts worth billions of dollars

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The myth of adoption as a social good

Changes to the Adoption Act could leave 100,000 adults adopted during Aotearoa’s 'Baby Scoop Era' without the justice many seek, writes Barbara Sumner.

The News Lens

Do Taiwanese View Gender Discrimination as Commonplace?

Despite Taiwan’s high rankings in gender equality, Taiwanese women consistently report experiencing discrimination.

The Guardian - UK

25% of BAME non-executive directors in NHS ‘have seen discrimination’ at work

A quarter of Black, Asian and minority ethnic NEDs tell report they have observed discrimination or experienced it themselves

Benzinga

DC Mayor Signs Cannabis Employment Protection Amendment, Congressional Review To Follow

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill protecting employees from discrimination in the workplace based on their recreational or medical marijuana use.

Wales Online

Being working class 'should be protected characteristic like disability'

The current law protects people from discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

Mic

Racism might be putting your immune system at risk

A new study sheds light on the connection between discrimination and physical health.

Tribune News Service

LGBTQ hospital workers denied fertility coverage in test of US discrimination law

An Illinois-based Catholic hospital system that employs more than 24,000 people will only cover fertility treatment for workers in opposite-sex marriages, a policy some lawyers say could run afoul of federal discrimination laws.

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