Against age discrimination

Societal Discrimination against Muslims in Europe: Racism and Political Opportunism

No Age Discrimination for Biometrics

Biometric advances apply to a range of disciplines to ensure the safety and security of individuals and groups. To stress the value of biometrics, this study focuses on the application of biometric techniques to a vast range of individuals and groups, irrespective of their age. This report covers biometric development within three generations. For the younger age group, biometrics can play a si...

positive discrimination as a mechanism against deprivation:

after the second world war one of the most effective ways which could make an important impact on the life of minorities and deprived communities has been positive discrimination. of course, it has been always controversial in terms of its legitimacy as well as its real impact on changes. using positive discrimination to promote women's condition in many countries and fields such as enteri...

Perceived discrimination and stigmatisation against severely obese women: age and weight loss make a difference.

AIMS Patients' perceptions about weight-related stigma and discrimination were assessed in 2 groups of patients, obese and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). METHODS Seven focus group sessions were held including a total of 32 women, 8 obese (body mass index 35+) and 24 who had lost 50% of excess weight following bariatric surgery. During the sessions, participants were asked to ...

An Experiment to Test for Age Discrimination ..3 New Evidence on Age Discrimination

*Joanna N. Lahey is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College gratefully acknowledges The Atlantic Philanthropies for support of this brief. The brief summarizes previous research by the author, who received support from the National Science Foundation (Doctoral Dissertation Grant # 238 7480) and the Natio...