Discrimination against Women

Women were and still are discriminated in Society Discrimination, in a general sense, simply means making a decision based on some distinctive factor. It involves making decisions on treating people differently based on prohibited discrimination factors–such as race, age, sex, color, disability or national origin. Throughout history, the most common discrimination we hear about is the race of people. Thus, no one really takes into consideration of how woman are discriminated because of their …

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