Example sentences of "of discrimination against [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The results of the actor tests show that there are still substantial levels of discrimination against Asians and West Indians when applying for manual jobs ; that the discrimination is stronger against applicants for non-skilled rather than for skilled jobs ; that it is mainly based on colour prejudice rather than prejudice against foreigners ; and that levels of discrimination against Indians , Pakistanis and West Indians are much the same . |
| 2 | Some Councils established a Legal Advice Bureau for alleged cases of discrimination against Nonconformists . |
| 3 | Public debate of discrimination against lesbians and gay men is allowed , but not of its causes . |
| 4 | He had been openly critical of his own archbishop 's defence of discrimination against homosexuals in church employment . |
| 5 | But it is tied to the capitalist social order and therefore it can not strategically deal with the causes of discrimination ( this is as true of discrimination against women , against black people , against those with disabilities ) . |
| 6 | She writes ‘ If the women employed in television treat the problem of discrimination against women as their own problem , too , and work together with other viewers … concrete changes will definitely take place ’ . |
| 7 | For example , the International Women 's Rights Action Watch reports on ‘ law and policy change in accordance with the principles of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women ’ . |
| 8 | On the other hand the revival of the women 's movement since the 1960s bears witness to the failure of women 's suffrage in itself to achieve substantive equality between the sexes , or even to abolish some of the more blatant forms of discrimination against women enshrined in much traditional law and practice . |
| 9 | The Political Constitution grants equal rights to women and men and , under President Duarte in 1981 , the government ratified the United Nations Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women . |
| 10 | During the United Nations International Women 's Year in 1975 , the Salvadorean government spent more time and much more money on ensuring that the Miss Universe beauty contest went off without a hitch , than on debating the issues of discrimination against women . |
| 11 | In the early 1970s , the government passed two acts of parliament which were supposed to make illegal certain forms of discrimination against women , especially in paid work . |
| 12 | However , this legislation has been less effective than many of its supporters had wanted and most cases of discrimination against women which are taken before the industrial tribunals do not succeed . |
| 13 | In part this is because the 26 variables aggregate several different dimensions of discrimination against women ; a factor analysis identified ten significant factors , which ‘ vividly demonstrates a lack of consistency among the states in support of women 's legal rights ’ ( p. 192 ) . |
| 14 | Can he reassure the House that there is no risk of discrimination against women who possess excellent qualities when appointments are made to such positions ? |
| 15 | A good document to get hold of for study and implementation is the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women , 1979 , which is the international bill of rights for women . |
| 16 | Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family . |
| 17 | Most FRES members support this view , saying that there is little evidence of discrimination against candidates who have been made redundant . |
| 18 | It is now acceptable to oppose discrimination against women and people with disabilities , but the issue of discrimination against Travellers needs to be put firmly on the agenda . |
| 19 | There is an attitude of discrimination against academics within our specialty , highlighted recently by Thomas . |
| 20 | Consequently , in exercising its powers for the purposes of defining the conditions for the grant of its ‘ nationality ’ to a ship , each member state must comply with the prohibition of discrimination against nationals of member states on grounds of their nationality . |
| 21 | The results of the actor tests show that there are still substantial levels of discrimination against Asians and West Indians when applying for manual jobs ; that the discrimination is stronger against applicants for non-skilled rather than for skilled jobs ; that it is mainly based on colour prejudice rather than prejudice against foreigners ; and that levels of discrimination against Indians , Pakistanis and West Indians are much the same . |