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Positive DiscriminationIn the UK, a company's policy of favouring a disadvantaged (because of race, sex, etc.,) group by making sure that jobs are given to people in these groups.
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Positive DiscriminationTreating someone with a protected characteristic more favourably to counteract the effects of past discrimination. It is generally not lawful although the duty to make reasonable adjustments is an exc [..]
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Positive DiscriminationGiving special privileges to a historically disadvantaged group -- often defined by race. Preferential access to education offered to African Americans in the U.S., and reservation of a minimum quota [..]
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Positive Discriminationfavored treatment, particularly in work or school settings, of people which might be at a disadvantage.
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Positive Discriminationa term with the same meaning as affirmative action.
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Positive DiscriminationThis term refers to a process which seeks to redress the under-representation of defined “racial” groups in particular occupations, status groups (for example, managers) and courses by skewing competi [..]
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Positive Discriminationan approach to redressing inequalities of various sorts where extra support or favourable treatment is afforded to disadvantaged groups (see affirmative action).
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Positive DiscriminationGiving disadvantaged groups more favourable treatment than others to make up for the disadvantages they face.
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Positive DiscriminationMeasures targeted at a particular group and intended to eliminate and prevent discrimination or to offset disadvantages arising from existing attitudes, behaviors and structures (sometimes referred to as positive discrimination).
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