Dear editor‚ I am writing to express my grave concern over discrimination against minority groups in our society. Hong Kong is a multicultural and religiously diverse territory. By the way‚ there is still some conflicts exist between different religion. The minority always have an unfair treatment. Domestic helper is an example of it‚ the salary of them is much lower than the legitimate minimum wage set up in few days ago. Besides‚ the minority children always become the target who were laughed
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Discrimination against Girl Child and Women Empowerment The status of the girl child is the key to achieving women’s equality and dignity which is‚ in many ways‚ a litmus test of the maturity of a society. Girls are to be the future mothers besides future policy makers and leaders. The importance of women hardly needs emphasis. Woman is the mother of race and is the liaison between the generations. Our culture attaches much importance to women‚ therefore‚ India has been symbolized as ‘MOTHER
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Discrimination against girls worldwide As far as we know it girls have not been considered equal to boys in the eyes of the world. Mothers of the girls and girls themselves get punished harshly for a girl child which is not in their control but in fact it’s in the control of the father of the child and he is usually the one giving severe punishments to both mother and daughter. Most people of the world do not know that a man’s sperm is the decider of the gender of the child and it has nothing to
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Sexism is the discrimination against a certain gender‚ typically women. Many years ago‚ men and women had different rights. For example‚ women could not vote‚ go to school‚ or work many jobs. Instead‚ women were meant to stay at home‚ cook‚ keep the house clean‚ and take care of the children. Nowadays‚ women can vote‚ study‚ work and do many other things. However‚ this does not mean that the issue of sexism has been solved. Every day‚ women all around the world still get discriminated against simply because
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Discrimination Against Tattoos and Piercings Tattoos and piercings have become very popular among Americans of all ages as years progress. In reality piercings and tattoos have been around for centuries. Past and present‚ cultures use tattoos as tradition‚ expression‚ symbols and art. When taking in consideration of the workplaces‚ rules may apply. Many jobs have been more tolerant‚ but it does not mean all of them will be towards body modifications. The amount of people with tattoos and piercings
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Discrimination Against People with Body Art Employers should not discriminate against people who have body art. A few reasons why is because people should not judge people on how they look‚ body art does not affect peoples working abilities‚ and its a form of art so people should be able to express it. If someone chooses to have some form of body art‚ people should accept their decision‚ and not judge on their appearance. Just because someone has body mean‚ does not mean they are
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segment of political discrimination against Jews was patriotism‚ whose followers frequently dishonestly upbraided Jews as unfaithful natives.
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Discrimination Against Males and Rape There are always two sides to a rape story: the male’s version and the female’s version. However‚ the female’s side of the story is always dominant. Males are often ostracized in society after experiencing false accusations of rape it may be more shattering than the embarrassment and social ostracization women who have been raped. Our society today should definitely redefine what rape is because many women make false accusations out of personal reasoning
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01/03/12 English Discrimination Against Homosexuals in The Military Since 1993 more than 14‚500 service members were fired under the law of ”Don’t Ask‚ Don’t Tell” (sldn.org). In 1950‚ President Harry S. signed the Uniform Code of Military Justice‚ which set up the discharge rules for homosexual service members. People wanting to serve their country were being discriminated and discharged because of their sexuality. Then in 1982‚ Ronald Reagan proposed a defense directive that states “Homosexuality
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In Britain‚ many women’s employment in the so-called "non-standard” form: part-time work‚ temporary contracts‚ overtime work‚ stay away from the employer.(Knights and Richards‚2003)This is a kind of discrimination.Discrimination against women is on the basis of gender there is a human right to influence the recognition of women‚ to enjoy or exercise‚ regardless of their marital status‚ the basis of equality between men and women‚ the purpose of any distinction‚ exclusion or restriction in many aspects
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