8 sentences with 'discrimination'
Example sentences and phrases with the word discrimination and other words derived from it.
• « The defining characteristic of "first wave" feminism was the struggle against legally imposed discrimination against women in terms of property laws, control of children within the family and the right to vote. »
• « However, it would take at least another half century for laws against sex discrimination to become a reality in most countries, and of course the struggle for cultural equality remains unfulfilled to this day. »
• « In response, from the mid-1960s onwards, the second-wave feminist movement emerged to combat precisely these forms of legal and cultural oppression and discrimination. »
• « Wherever such second-wave feminism emerged as a movement, its goals were the creation of laws expressly prohibiting sex discrimination in the workplace and in schools and a broader cultural shift that saw women treated as true social equals to men. »
• « Legally, many countries adopted laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender per se, as well as on age and appearance. »
• « Sure, there was discrimination in the North, but, officially, the colour of my skin had never stopped me from entering a coffee shop, a church... or an amusement park. »
• « Dondré was amazed at the reaction of his friends... and the people of Louisiana. The entire state was outraged by such an act of discrimination and tried to set the record straight. »
• « Achieving this peace requires, among other things, that peoples and nations understand and know each other and fight against all forms of discrimination and marginalisation and for the strengthening of freedom of information and expression. »