DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY

Does the law work for me or against me?

Does the law work for me or against me?

Reverse Discrimination

The term affirmative action refers to those positive actions to reduce or ideally eliminate discriminatory practices against historically excluded sectors such as women or ethnic groups, sexual preference or race. It then aims to increase the representation of these, through a preferential treatment for themselves and selection mechanisms designed expressly and positively to these purposes. Thus, there is a selection "bias" based precisely that motivate the characters, or rather that traditionally have led to the discrimination. That is, using instruments of reverse discrimination, this is intended to operate as a compensation mechanism for these groups. Positive discrimination is policies aimed at taking into account gender, race or ethnicity of the subject in order to ensure equality of opportunity for representatives of populations at risk or exposed earlier discrimination. The scope of such policies ranges from employment and placement of state orders to education and health programs (such as population screening for breast cancer or prostate) (Gaze, 2002).

Positive discrimination is a principle: it is set up to promote gender inequality, giving some preferential treatment. It is hoped to this way restore equal opportunity compromised by two factors: the spread or persistence of racist or sexist one hand, a widening of socioeconomic inequalities on the other. Depending on whether one is in the first or second case, the implementation of affirmative action policies will obey two very different logics: when it comes to reverse racist or sexist practices, this will require the definition of a target population from innate and indelible traits belonging to the identity of the individual. However, when will reduce the socio-economic inequality, the definition of beneficiaries will increase by the criterion of socio-economic development. An example of reverse discrimination is quotas that require employers to take a certain percentage of people of certain nationalities and races, or representatives of either sex. This so-called program of affirmative action and it are practiced in the United States.

Equal Employment Opportunity

In the workplace, direct discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favorably that another person receives or would receive, because of its racial or ethnic origin. Indirect discrimination frequently occurs when a rule or condition that applies to everyone As can be fulfilled only by a number of people in a considerably smaller group, the rule does not suit them and cannot justified under other circumstances. Organizations play an important to tackle discrimination against the migrant workers and ethnic minorities, not only within its discrete structures, but also outside the organization, providing services and interacting with migrant communities and ethnic minorities. Depending on the size of the organization, it may be appropriate for this to be linked to regional, national and / or international levels to address issues related to discrimination against migrant workers and ethnic minorities or the best practices for managing diversity (Chandler, 2000).

Approaches to gender equality tend to focus on overcoming any disadvantages that groups of individuals may experience in ...