Tag: Discrimination
Segregation policies in federal government in early 20th century harmed Blacks...
Guo Xu, University of California, Berkeley and Abhay Aneja, University of California, Berkeley
Economic disparities in earnings, health and wealth between Black and white Americans...
Black men face high discrimination and depression, even as their education...
Shervin Assari, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and T.J. Curry, University of Edinburgh
Are you a highly educated and relatively wealthy Black...
The Supreme Court decision to grant protections to LGBT workers is...
Julie Manning Magid, IUPUI
No federal law barring discrimination against LGBT workers in hiring, promoting and firing existed in this country until this week.
Although some...
Teenagers reveal what they really think of Donald Trump
Aaron Metzger, West Virginia University
Teenagers in the United States are informed about their political world and capable of effectively evaluating political leaders, including President...
Study shows how Airbnb hosts discriminate against guests with disabilities as...
Mason Ameri, Rutgers University Newark and Douglas L. Kruse, Rutgers University
“How could you see my listing if you’re blind?”
“I’d have to check with...
Transgender Americans are more likely to be unemployed and poor
Christopher Carpenter, Vanderbilt University and Gilbert Gonzales, Vanderbilt University
The United States Supreme Court will issue a ruling this year in a landmark case that...
Myths around mental illness cause high rates of unemployment
Bandy X. Lee, Yale University
Even though mental illness affects one in five adults – and depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide –...
How much credit should corporations get for the advancement of LGBTQ...
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
Gay pride parades increasingly include marchers representing corporations, from defense contractor Raytheon to telecommunications conglomerate Comcast. During the most recent Pride...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
