And social discrimination – the hopelessness felt by the qualified but not connected – causes despair for the professional of any age looking for their next position.

Discrimination is itself a social determinant of health, as a type of stressor experienced by communities of color, sexual and gender minorities, women, and many others in the United States.

Social Stress Theory explains how factors like poverty, discrimination, and social inequality create chronic stress that ...

In late January, California State University added caste to its non-discrimination policy. With more than 437,000 students and 44,000 employees statewide, it is the largest academic institution to ...

Much like racism in the US, the Indian caste system is deeply rooted and systemic in nature, persisting through cultural notions and institutions even after legal discrimination was abolished.

A Baltimore judge denied Baltimore Gas & Electric’s claim lawyers for the utility’s whistleblowers violated court orders with ...

Caste is one of the oldest most insidious forms of social discrimination in South Asia. It dates back more than 3,000 years, and by longstanding tradition divides Hindu society into strict ...

Intriguingly, height discrimination seems to be inextricable from one’s gender: men, evidently, face more severe social and workplace penalties for being short compared to women.

Seattle is explicitly banning discrimination on the basis of caste, making it the first city in the US to take such a step. The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that amends ...

Texas attorney general says state board can’t ban social workers from discriminating against people who are LGBTQ or have a disability ...