nondiscrimination
Fairness to all
Nondiscrimination is the practice or policy of treating people equally regardless of characteristics like race, sex, religion, or disability.
The term appears most often in legal and institutional contexts: nondiscrimination policies, nondiscrimination clauses in contracts.
It emphasizes what is prohibited rather than what is required—a commitment not to discriminate rather than active efforts toward inclusion.
Law prohibiting discrimination
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- Title IXFederal educational equity law
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- EEOCFederal workplace discrimination agency
protected classes · equal opportunity · fair housing · equal pay · due process · disparate impact · complaint · enforcement
State of being equal
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
fairness · equal treatment · equal protection · sameness · uniformity · neutrality · objectivity · unbiased
State of varied elements
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- integrationCombining into a whole
belonging · accessibility · representation · pluralism · welcoming · coexistence · harmony · unity
Giving someone work
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- terminationAct of ending something
- bias trainingEducation about unconscious prejudice
- equal employmentUnbiased workplace access
job posting · interview · recruitment · compensation · benefits · reasonable accommodation · retaliation · grievance
Competition of speed
- genderSocial identity category
- ageDuration of existence
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- religionSystem of spiritual belief
national origin · sexual orientation · gender identity · ethnicity · pregnancy · marital status · veteran status · genetic information
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- set-asideReserved for future use
- outreachProactive community assistance
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- constitutional rightsLegally protected individual freedoms
- bill of rightsDocument listing protected liberties
- fundamental rightsCore legal protections guaranteed
- supreme lawHighest legal authority
legal framework · judicial review · strict scrutiny · civil liberties
Civil Rights Act
Law prohibiting discrimination
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- Title IXFederal educational equity law
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
EEOC · protected classes · equal opportunity · fair housing · equal pay · due process · disparate impact · complaint · enforcement · compliance
parity
State of being equal
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
evenhandedness · fairness · equal treatment · equal protection · sameness · uniformity · neutrality · objectivity · unbiased · unprejudiced
diversity
State of varied elements
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
integration · belonging · accessibility · representation · pluralism · welcoming · coexistence · harmony · unity · openness
hiring
Giving someone work
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- terminationAct of ending something
- bias trainingEducation about unconscious prejudice
equal employment · job posting · interview · recruitment · compensation · benefits · reasonable accommodation · retaliation · grievance · workplace policy
race
Competition of speed
- genderSocial identity category
- ageDuration of existence
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
religion · national origin · sexual orientation · gender identity · ethnicity · pregnancy · marital status · veteran status · genetic information · creed
affirmative action
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- preferential treatmentAdvantages given selectively
- set-asideReserved for future use
outreach · remedial measures · corrective action · target · benchmark
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- constitutional rightsLegally protected individual freedoms
- bill of rightsDocument listing protected liberties
- fundamental rightsCore legal protections guaranteed
supreme law · legal framework · judicial review · strict scrutiny · civil liberties
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- rightscivil liberties, constitutional rights, right, rights, human rights
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- human rightshuman dignity, civil liberties, right to liberty, right to life, fundamental rights
- discrimination lawgender bias, equal pay act, disparate impact, EEOC, hostile environment
- education rightseducation rights, equal access, free education, public education, compulsory education
nondiscriminationdiscrimination
Unjust differential treatment
prejudice · bias · bigotry · favoritism · segregation
discrimination, discriminating, discriminate, indiscriminate, discriminative, discriminator