positive discrimination

British  

noun

1. US equivalent: affirmative action.  the provision of special opportunities in employment, training, etc for a disadvantaged group, such as women, ethnic minorities, etc

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Example Sentences

The 72-page report made 12 recommendations which it said are being implemented, including improving the whistleblowing policy and guidance on what constitutes unlawful positive discrimination and lawful positive action.

From BBC

One of the main proponents of “positive discrimination” was Nixon’s assistant secretary of labor.

From Slate

The ruling upends decades-old US policies on so-called affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination.

From BBC

While organisations should be actively collecting and using data to identify bias in decision-making, it said there was a risk techniques used to mitigate bias, such as positive discrimination, could fall foul of equality legislation.

From BBC

Liza Bilal, 21, one of the organisers of the city's protest, has pledged to lobby the government into reviewing positive discrimination under the Equality Act.

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