discriminatory practices
Prejudiced institutional behavior
Discriminatory practices are policies or behaviors that treat people unequally based on characteristics like race, gender, age, religion, or disability.
The term appears frequently in legal and workplace contexts: The company was sued for discriminatory practices in hiring.
While discrimination can be individual, discriminatory practices suggests systematic or institutional patterns rather than isolated incidents.
- wage gapDisparity in earnings
- pay inequalityUnequal compensation for work
- old boys clubInformal male power network
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
segregation · systemic racism · microaggressions · unequal treatment · voter suppression · caste systems · ageism · racial profiling · stop and frisk · driving while black · hate speech · disparate impact · implicit bias · Jim Crow laws · separate but equal · workplace harassment · prejudice · xenophobia
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Impartial, unbiased handling
equal treatment · nondiscrimination · equal opportunity · impartiality · fairness
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Free public scholarly content
inclusive practices · universal access · affirmative action · diversity initiatives · outreach programs
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Rules forbidding prejudicial treatment
equal protection · fair employment practices · ethical practices · ethical business practices · legal compliance
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