Somewhat ironically, it would be perfectly lawful to positively discriminate in favour of disadvantaged groups (for example by straightforward quotas for women or ethnic minorities) if it were not for ...

Like Christopher Moses (“Why I Sued Comcast for Discrimination,” op-ed, April 18), I have experienced the discrimination of government favoritism toward women-owned businesses. I was a defense ...

The leader of Britain’s police chiefs has called for radical new laws that allow authorities to positively discriminate in favour of ethnic minorities when recruiting employees. Why is there such a ...

Europe should not shy away from positive discrimination as a way to promote women scientists as it will help tackle skills shortages in scientific disciplines, argues the author of a Parliament report ...

Affirmative action is a “positive” form of discrimination, according to a new book written by University Trustee Randall Kennedy ’77 that was released by Pantheon Books this month. In "For ...

Women's right to positive discrimination is a legally recognised right in the Bangladesh Constitution. Different policies of the government as well as CEDAW stipulate positive discrimination of women.

Educational policies in Latin America have centred on two main issues: raising the quality of education, and improving the equity of its distribution. Access to schooling was until recently at the ...

Obama’s victory was not just about color – it was all about color. Whether you’re black among white, gay among straight, blind among the seeing, one-legged among bipeds, your difference can become ...

Vietnam has some of the most progressive anti-discrimination laws in the world when it comes to people with HIV. So when 15 HIV-positive children from an orphanage in Saigon finally got permission to ...

On the heels of comments by Gordon Taylor, union chief of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), concerning the application of the ‘Rooney Rule’ to English football, former England ...

An environmental group is pushing for positive discrimination for the Orang Asli following calls for the community to be constitutionally recognised and granted safeguards and affirmative action ...