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Discrimination Is Not The Real Issue
Talkback In my experience there tends to be a lot of 'positive discrimination' in favour of women in the IT industry. Now I'm not saying that is a bad thing but maybe discrimination is not the issue. The few women I have worked with in this sector have...
[September 22, 2007, 12:30]
Jackson Steps Down From Microsoft Discrimination Case
News US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued an order late on Monday that removed him from overseeing a massive $5bn (£3.5bn) discrimination suit against Microsoft. In late January, Microsoft asked Judge Jackson to change the venue to...
[March 14, 2001, 7:36]
Ex-Sun Worker Files Discrimination Suit
News A former Sun Microsystems employee is suing the company, claiming it violated age and race discrimination laws by keeping younger East Indian workers while firing him and other American workers. It's hard to come up with an exact figure for the...
[March 19, 2003, 13:50]
On The Economics Of Discrimination In Credit Markets
White Papers This paper develops a general equilibrium model of both taste-based and statistical discrimination in credit markets. This paper finds that both types of discrimination have similar predictions for intergroup differences in loan terms.
[June 28, 2005, 3:00]
Empirical Implications Of Statistical Discrimination On The Returns To Measures Of Skills
White Papers This paper investigates how lack of information may bias the investigator's assessment of the presence of statistical discrimination. The paper shows that the nature of the bias is such that statistical discrimination may be rejected in a Mincerian...
[June 22, 2005, 3:00]
Genetics, Privacy And Discrimination
White Papers This in turn has heightened privacy concerns and fears of discrimination based on genetic “makeup. That discrimination could take several forms - rejection for employment, restricted access to credit or insurance, and even discriminatory treatment...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Gender Discrimination In Job Search Process: The Analysis Of Russian Labour Market
White Papers In this paper the problems of gender discrimination in job search process have been examined in theoretical and empirical perspectives. In the analysis the presence of gender discrimination is shown only by lower wages offered to female job seekers.
[June 24, 2005, 3:00]
High-Performance Dust-Radiation Monitoring System By Simultaneous Discrimination Of Alpha And Beta Rays
White Papers A dust-radiation monitoring system is installed in every nuclear power plant to collect dust suspended in the air and to monitor radiation levels in all areas inside the plant for radiation exposure control and work management purposes.
[December 9, 2004, 2:00]
Estimating Labor Market Discrimination With Selectivity-Corrected Wage Equations: Methodological Considerations And An Illustration From Israel
White Papers This paper examines the implications of the standard Heckman correction for selectivity bias in wage and earnings functions that are subsequently used in wage decompositions. While justified in many instances, selectivity correction introduces some...
[May 25, 2005, 3:00]
Unions And The Sword Of Justice: Unions And Pay Systems, Pay Inequality, Pay Discrimination And Low Pay
White Papers Dispersion in pay is lower among union members than among non-unionists. This reflects two factors. First, union members and jobs are more homogeneous than their non-union counterparts. Second, union wage policies within and across firms lower pay...
[May 20, 2005, 3:00]
Former Exec Sues Google Over 'youthful' Culture
News A former Google executive has filed an age discrimination suit against the Internet search engine, claiming that he was fired because he did not fit its youthful corporate culture. In a statement released on Friday, Reid's attorneys assert that...
[July 27, 2004, 12:00]
Women's Employment Rights Are Strengthened
News Women who have experienced sex discrimination at work, will from 12 October have an increased chance of compensation when new legislation comes into effect. In cases where women have either received less pay than male colleagues, or where they...
[October 10, 2001, 18:17]
UPDATE: Microsoft To Be Sued For Racial Bias
News A $5bn discrimination lawsuit filed against Microsoft will be amended Wednesday to include six more plaintiffs, according to attorneys handling the action for the plaintiffs. Willie Gary, senior partner with Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis...
[January 3, 2001, 9:45]
Human Rights Issues Related To The Patenting Of Human Biological Material
White Papers Modern genetic research has given rise to serious concerns about personal privacy and the possibility of discrimination based on genetic heritage. The right to privacy and to protection from discrimination is recognized both in Canadian and...
[September 16, 2003, 1:39]
Government Procurement: Market Access, Transparency, And Multilateral Trade Rules
White Papers The effects on national welfare and market access of two important public procurement practices (discrimination and non-transparency) are analyzed with an eye to the ongoing international discussions on procurement reform in the Doha Round as well...
[May 20, 2005, 3:00]
UK Web Sites Face New Accessibility Rules
News A Code of Practice addressing discrimination against people with disabilities in the UK has removed some of the uncertainty surrounding Web site accessibility, but it does not go far enough, say lawyers, and the issue is now likely to be settled...
[February 27, 2002, 17:22]
IT Departments Warned Over Ageism
News Changes to discrimination laws and a skills shortage will force employers to tackle the problem of ageism in IT, according to a leading industry recruitment body. New laws on age discrimination come into force in 2006 and the Association of...
[February 23, 2005, 10:05]
Will Pay Equity Close The 'Pay Gap' Between Men And Women?
White Papers The existence of a 'pay gap', where the average earnings of men are higher than those of women, has resulted in accusations of discrimination in the workplace. It starts with an examination of the evidence to determine how big the gap really is and...
[June 22, 2005, 3:00]
Docent Chooses Abra LearningAction For Web-Based Compliance Training
White Papers When Docent, Inc.the leading provider of business performance management solutions and recognized leader in education commerce - decided to provide training on harassment and discrimination for its employees, it was no surprise they opted for an e...
[July 23, 2004, 3:00]
IT Staff Given Retirement Wake-up Call
News And to compound the problem for older workers, age discrimination continues to be widespread in the IT industry, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute and the Chartered Institute of
[October 24, 2005, 14:20]
