Discrimination: Will it ever end?

Discrimination has a long history,it is believed that the inequality amongst men and women in United States was the basis for gender discrimination.On a lighter note even cartoon characters have not escaped the ambush of discrimination.Archie comics:does it ring a bell?Did you know that a few employees at Archie Comic Productions filed a court case against the male executives.The female executives filed a federal court case about being “subjected to gender discrimination and sexual harassment” at work.

According to the website Dictionary.com discrimination is formally defined as, “To make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on thebasis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality.” Discrimination can happen at home,public location,work and schools.An examples of discrimination would be when a male employee has a higher salary than a female employee even though they have the same job status in the company they work for.

In a recent case,Scotland Yard subjected a black female officer to vindictive spiteful insulting, malicious and oppressive treatment and greeted her victory against the force in a discrimination case by trying to smear her name.She was discriminated against because she was a black and a women.

Such cases as above are prevalent across the globe and we need to put an end to it.One of the ways is to educate the generation better.Reported by Sally Hasler, “We need to reframe the way we think about women and working and stop placing limitations on their desires and abilities to pursue ambitious, successful careers.” Another strategy is to change the mindset and emphasise that women are equally capable and shoulder responsibilities equally well as men.If the world leaders talk about women empowerment and women equality in one voice it will help in changing the perception and hopefully reduce discrimination.Diversity and inclusion within work forces can help reduce discrimination with organizations.