The denial of equal treatment, civil liberties and opportunity to individuals or groups. Behavior that results from prejudiced attitudes by individuals or institutions, resulting in the inequitable outcomes for persons who are perceived as different. It may occur on the basis of factors such as race, nationality, gender, age, religion, political, or ethnic affiliation, sexual orientation, marital or family status, physical, developmental or mental disability, or other similar factors. Includes the denial of cultural, economic, educational, political and/or social rights of members of non-dominant groups.
Systemic Discrimination: The institutionalization of discrimination through policies and/or practices which may appear neutral on the surface but which have an exclusionary impact on particular groups, such that various minority groups are discriminated against, intentionally or unintentionally. It occurs in institutions or organizations in their policies, practices, or procedures (e.g. employment systems: job requirements, recruitment and hiring practices, promotion procedures, etc.).
