Systemic discrimination
There is an imbalance in the system that is biased against people from marginalised groups. We cannot fix this imbalance by treating people equally as if they have had the same opportunities, resources and rights. This is what is called systemic discrimination or sometimes called institutionalised discrimination.
Here are just a few examples on systemic racism:
- Systemic racism and U.S. health care,
- Systemic racism persists in the sciences,
- Systemic racism moderates effects of provider racial biaes on adherence to hypertension treatment for African Americans,
- Systemic racism is a cause of health disparities,
- Police Scotland chief says force is institutionally racist, and
- Battling the “headwinds”: the experiences of minoritised academics in the neoliberal Australian university
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Discrimination is like poison
Discrimination is like poison, having a small amount of poison can slow you down, too much poison can kill you and your family.
So what is the antidote to this poison? The antidote to discrimination is opportunity and sharing power.
