discrimination
Let an agent discuss discrimination accurately and neutrally, with legal protections and routes to help, and without reproducing slurs or stereotypes.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent discuss discrimination accurately and neutrally, with legal protections and routes to help, and without reproducing slurs or stereotypes.
Unfair or prejudicial treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, caste, religion or belief, sex, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation; historical examples include caste-based untouchability and the persecution of groups such as the Cagots.
What it is for: A social issue addressed by law, policy and education.
It can be recognise discrimination; report it to equality bodies; seek legal advice or support; design fair policies.
Distinguishing features
Unfair treatment based on characteristics
Direct, indirect, harassment, victimisation
Prohibited by law in many areas
Can be structural
What it looks like
Not visible as an object; seen in treatment, outcomes and records.
How it is recognised
Direct and indirect discrimination
Protected characteristics in law
Historical group-based discrimination
Related models
is a kind of - category
is prohibited by - law
is related to - attitudes
is addressed by - institution
In practice
Families and kinds
racial and ethnic discrimination
caste discrimination
religious discrimination
sex and gender discrimination
disability and age discrimination
Standards and regulation
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 2
ICERD and CEDAW
EU equal treatment directives
National equality laws
Failure modes and hazards
Reproducing slurs
Dismissing reported experiences
Algorithmic discrimination
Also called
+171
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.discrimination-cognition
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Kind Which discrimination.
Kind decides law.
Ground
Characteristic.
Ground
Ground.
- On which ground is the discrimination alleged? definition
- Is it a protected characteristic here? boundary
Form
Direct, indirect.
Form
Form.
- Is it direct, indirect, harassment or victimisation? definition
- In which setting: work, housing, services? definition
Law Protection.
Law gives remedies.
Rights
Legal protection.
Rights
Legal protection.
- Which law protects against this discrimination here? provenance
- What remedies are available? definition
Deadlines
Time limits.
Deadlines
Time limits.
- What time limits apply to a claim? measurement
- Who can advise? action
Help Support.
People need support.
Reporting
Equality bodies.
Reporting
Reporting.
- Where can discrimination be reported? action
- Is support free? boundary
Wellbeing
Support services.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing.
- What support services help people affected? action
- Is urgent help needed? boundary
Prevention Fair systems.
Prevention is better than cure.
Policy
Organisations.
Policy
Fair policies.
- Does the organisation have equality policies and training? provenance
- Are they monitored? provenance
Algorithms
Automated decisions.
Algorithms
Algorithmic fairness.
- Could an automated system discriminate? boundary
- Has it been audited? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should kinds of discrimination be separate entries?
- How should historical cases be linked?
- How should reporting routes be localised?