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Black Spirit flight attendant sues airline, claims racial discrimination over her firing

A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant is suing the Broward County airline in Miami federal court, alleging she was fired for being overweight after not being given the same opportunity to lose weight as a white colleague.

Miami Herald

Italy's Meloni honours Jewish journalists from fascist era

Italy's hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday pledged to fight "every kind of discrimination and anti-Semitism" as she unveiled a plaque for 35 Jewish journalists persecuted under fascist-era racial laws.

Reuters

Black prison staff face overt racism and slurs at work, probe finds

‘We live in a racist world, I believe, and prison reflects the outside world,’ one Black staff member said

The Independent UK

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Portsmouth University loses discrimination case against Indian lecturer

Dr Kajal Sharma was only one of 12 senior academics not to be reappointed to her post

The Guardian - UK

Prices that change by the second: why shopping around for deals online isn’t always worth it

Most of us are familiar with dynamic or personalised pricing with airlines, but with the growth of online sales, the price of almost any product could be affected

The Guardian - AU

First female bull rider in Australia Dianne Lucas was a trailblazer in rodeos

Dianne pretended to be a male when she was a teenager so she could ride bulls, but it wasn't until the anti-discrimination laws came into effect in the 80s that she was able to ride without a pseudonym.

ABC News

Power to the people is a lovely idea, Gordon Brown, but you forgot about women

Labour’s vision of a new Britain ignores the issue of structural sex discrimination

The Guardian - UK

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No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff in Action Claiming Florida Discriminates Based on Race in Funding Universities

Plaintiff "has alleged nothing suggesting he has any greater basis to fear retaliation than the plaintiffs in most discrimination cases."

Reason

Editorial: DeSantis’ aides offer a glimpse of what ‘woke’ means to him. Resentment, mostly

If you’re bothered by the pressure to announce whether you go by “he,” “she” or “they” on your email signature, or if you cringe at the use of “Latinx” rather than Latino or Hispanic, then Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to be your guy. And he has a diagnosis for…

Tribune News Service

Racism big factor in psychological distress among First Nations people, according to 'confronting' ANU study

Research from the Australian National University finds that eliminating everyday discrimination could halve the burden of psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

ABC News

Racism poses public health threat to millions worldwide, finds report

Discrimination has ‘profound’ effect on health of disadvantaged people, says Lancet review

The Guardian - UK

New study shows impact of discrimination

The Australian National University has released a study into the psychological impact of discrimination on Indigenous people.

AAP

Disenfranchising Indigenous women: The legacy of coverture in Canada

The recent controversy surrounding Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s claims of being Indigenous has once again shone a spotlight on the issue of “pretendians” — people who have obtained privileged positions through false claims of indigeneity.

The Conversation

Aer Lingus worker's discrimination claim that new uniform perpetrates 'trolly-dolly' image has been rejected - she claimed uniform 'portrays outdated and sexualised image of women'

Workplace Relations Commission said the worker was not discriminated against on gender grounds and that her complaint was not well founded.

Irish Mirror

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From video call humiliation to sexual harassment - new survey lifts lid on bullying and discrimination in Irish workplaces

The 2022 Workplace Equality Survey found that almost three in four workers have experienced some form of discrimination in their place of employment, a 54% increase on last yearÃÂ¢s findings

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania panel to vote on proposal defining sex, race

A Pennsylvania government panel is considering adding extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race to nondiscrimination regulations

Tribune News Service

Ex-Boise police captain who espoused racism says city discriminated over age, disability

BOISE, Idaho — A retired Boise police captain who has espoused white supremacist views and prompted an in-depth investigation of potential racism at the Boise Police Department filed a complaint against the city with the Idaho Human Rights Commission in November.

Chicago Sun-Times

Anti-discrimination law infringes on artists’ rights to free speech

A website designer asks SCOTUS to let her eschew work that contradicts her opposition to gay marriage. The implications are potentially sweeping.

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The Conversation

Female artists earn less than men. Coming from a diverse cultural background incurs even more of a penalty – but there is good news, too

Artists all over the world, regardless of their gender, earn considerably less than professionals in occupations requiring similar levels of education and qualifications.

The Guardian - UK

Albanian children facing racist bullying due to UK asylum row, says envoy

Albania’s ambassador to UK calls for end to ‘campaign of discrimination’ amid debate over small boat arrivals

The Independent UK

Albanian ambassador hits out at ‘campaign of discrimination’ amid rise in Channel crossings

Qirjako Qirko repeatedly told MPs his government has ‘no information’ about an increase in people from the Balkan state making the journey to the UK.

Daily Mirror

Albanian kids bullied in 'campaign of discrimination' fuelled by migrant crisis

The heartbreaking revelation came from Albania's ambassador to the UK as he gave evidence to the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee amid a surge in crossings

Reason

Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Law Forces Artists To Echo the State's Message

A website designer asks SCOTUS to let her eschew work that contradicts her opposition to gay marriage.

Reason

Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford) on 303 Creative (the Web Site Designer / Same-Sex Wedding Case)

Prof. McConnell is one of the top First Amendment law scholars in the country, and I was delighted that he passed along this item: Much of the commentary on today's argument in 303 Creative starts from the premise that the case pits free speech (or maybe religious freedom) against LGBTQ…

Tribune News Service

Pagan nurse files religious discrimination lawsuit

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas nurse and self-described pagan has sued the hospital that fired her after it rejected her request for a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

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