gender discriminationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdʒen.də dɪ.skrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdʒen.dɚ dɪ.skrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/also gender biasa situation in which someone is treated less well because of their sex, usually when a woman is treated less well than a man:
The report will examine unequal pay as well as other types of gender discrimination in the workplace.
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Human rights
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- agism
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- Bechdel test
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- emancipation
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- equality
- fattist
- gay liberation
- gay rights
- human rights
- inequality
- positive discrimination
- sisterhood
- suffragette
- women's libber
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