Gender Discrimination
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but it primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked to stereotypes and gender roles, and may include the belief that one sex or gender is intrinsically superior to another. Extreme sexism may foster sexual harassment, rape, and other forms of sexual violence. Gender discrimination may encompass sexism, and is discrimination toward people based on their gender identity or their gender or sex differences. Gender discrimination is especially defined in terms of workplace inequality. It may arise from social or cultural customs and …
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World Bank Group · 18 July 2024 English
Fostering gender equality and enabling women’s economic participation is critical for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s development trajectory. Actively engaging, nurturing, and optimizing the diverse talents and capabilities of the population, especially …
in the political and legislative sphere, gender discrimination still poses challenges for women, despite … for women and does not safeguard against gender discrimination. Disparities in laws across different political …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
Harassment (SEA/SH)19 Due to potential risk of gender discrimination and incidents of SH/SEA, PWP raised the … (GM) processes and how it can be used to gender discrimination and incidents of SH/SEA. Such incidents …
Australian Human Rights Commission · 17 July 2024 English
and i'm reading out what i actually wrote down because i do have a tendency to digress um while they impact the zeitgeist their non-enforceable nature and the utterly dismal …
in that a man is equally protected from gender discrimination as I am, and I, as a white woman, am equally …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
amendments (1946) The law clearly states that gender discrimination is not allowed in the workplace, laying … their maternity leaves in forbidden, and gender discrimination is not allowed. The Labor Code prohibits …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
includes using the GM to report any e, gender discrimination, SEA/SH, with the highest level of confidentiality …
Australian Human Rights Commission · 16 July 2024 English
So we worked with April Long, an incredibly wonderful and brave non-binary parent of a rainbow family, and brought a complaint against the ABS, arguing that the lack of data …
that it's not actually just gender or like gender discrimination that's relevant, but actually racialized …
Amnesty International · 15 July 2024 English
At the 2024 Olympic Games, the host country France has banned Muslim women from wearing a sports hijab or any other form of religious headgear when they compete for France. …
and it entrenches religious, racial and gender discrimination in French football. Founé Diawara shared … Rapporteur and the religious, racial and gender discrimination they face in accessing education and employment …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) affects women, men, girls, and boys differently. FCV tends to exacerbate gender disparities in education, health, economic participation, voice, and agency. The number of people …
example, for Twa women in Eastern DRC, gender discrimination is compounded by prejudice against their … limited legal protection for survivors. Gender discrimination in non-FCV countries is often “normalized” …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
resulting from project activities including gender discrimination and incidents of SEA/SH. Such incidents …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
This note summarizes the available information on the level of female representation in the RE sector in the EAP region, and highlights entry points through which World Bank energy projects …
gender issues and biases, and address gender discrimination. RE employers should adopt anti- vii Women’s … recognize gender issues and biases and address gender discrimination. Tackling bias and creating an inclusive … positions or highly skilled roles) and by gender discrimination—paying women less than men for equal work …
