economic discrimination
Money-based unfair treatment
Economic discrimination is the unfair treatment of individuals or groups in financial matters based on characteristics like race, gender, age, or religion rather than economic merit.
It manifests in hiring practices, wage disparities, lending decisions, and access to housing or services: The study documented economic discrimination against women in salary negotiations.
Sometimes called market discrimination by economists.
- pay gapEarnings difference between groups
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
predatory lending · marginalization · credit access · disparate impact · redlining · wealth gap · opportunity gap · disparity · exclusion · poverty · nepotism · fair lending · underserved communities · food deserts · systemic racism · affordable housing · union · impact investing
economic discriminationeconomic equality
Balanced distribution of resources
equal opportunity · economic justice · fair treatment · economic equity · equal access
economic discriminationaffirmative action
Programs boosting marginalized representation
economic empowerment · progressive taxation · wealth redistribution · positive discrimination · equal employment opportunity
economic discriminationsocial mobility
Movement between societal strata
economic mobility · upward mobility · egalitarianism · classless society · wealth redistribution
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