antidiscrimination
Against unfair treatment
Antidiscrimination describes laws, policies, or efforts designed to prevent unfair treatment based on characteristics like race, sex, religion, or disability: antidiscrimination legislation, antidiscrimination training.
The word functions almost exclusively as an adjective modifying nouns like law, policy, or measure.
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- parityState of being equal
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- equal-opportunityTreating all candidates identically
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
impartiality · fairness · meritocracy · desegregation · accessibility
State of varied elements
- belongingState of fitting in
- representationDepiction or likeness
- accessibilityEase of approach
- integrationCombining into a whole
multiculturalism · pluralism · tolerance · acceptance · welcoming · participation · empowerment · solidarity
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- marchRhythmic group walk
- boycottOrganized economic protest
NAACP · ACLU · advocacy · campaign · grassroots · coalition · reform · suffrage
Official enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- complaintExpression of discontent
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
EEOC · tribunal · lawsuit · ruling · settlement · injunction · damages · remedy
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
ableism · ageism · homophobia · xenophobia · microaggression · profiling · scapegoating · marginalization
Fixed assigned amount
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- reportingConveying documented information
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- HREmployee management department
audit · certification · accountability · transparency · oversight
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- parityState of being equal
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- equal-opportunityTreating all candidates identically
evenhandedness · impartiality · fairness · meritocracy · desegregation · accessibility
diversity
State of varied elements
- belongingState of fitting in
- representationDepiction or likeness
- accessibilityEase of approach
integration · multiculturalism · pluralism · tolerance · acceptance · welcoming · participation · empowerment · solidarity · allyship
activism
Direct effort for reform
boycott · NAACP · ACLU · advocacy · campaign · grassroots · coalition · reform · suffrage · desegregation
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- complaintExpression of discontent
enforcement · EEOC · tribunal · lawsuit · ruling · settlement · injunction · damages · remedy · compliance
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
sexism · ableism · ageism · homophobia · xenophobia · microaggression · profiling · scapegoating · marginalization · exclusion
quota
Fixed assigned amount
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- reportingConveying documented information
- investigationFormal examination of facts
HR · audit · certification · accountability · transparency · oversight
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
- workplace equityequal opportunity, pay equity, fair employment, fair hiring, fair treatment
- social lawsocial services, social welfare, welfare benefits, social care, public assistance
antidiscriminationdiscrimination
Unjust differential treatment
discriminatory · segregationist · segregation · Jim Crow · apartheid
antidiscriminationsupremacist
Believer in group dominance
white supremacist · racist · sexist · bigoted · intolerant
antidiscriminationbigotry
Intolerance toward differing views
racism · sexism · prejudice · supremacist · intolerance
discrimination, discriminating, discriminate, indiscriminate, nondiscrimination, discriminative, discriminator