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lumberjack_jeff

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5. Institutional discrimination
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 01:05 PM
Jan 2012

Last edited Sat Jan 14, 2012, 02:00 PM - Edit history (2)

Institutional discrimination is the kind of hard discrimination which is backed up not just by cultural norms, but by force of law. A supreme irony is that if the equal rights amendment were passed today, these are the laws which will be rendered unconstitutional.

http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/genderequity/gender_equity.pdf
Here's a good one. The US department of education gives grants and scholarships to promote "equity" in education... by increasing the 50% margin by which women are more likely to graduate from college. You can't apply for these grants if you're a man.

http://murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsreleases?ContentRecord_id=a3851ddf-8821-48fd-b78d-c4f0330e09cd
Homeless women veterans act. I would think that the homelessness of any veteran regardless of gender would be of equal concern.

http://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Selective-Service-eyes-women-s-draft-1143723.php
Only men are required to register for the draft.

Men pay most of social security taxes, yet represent only about 40% of recipients.
http://www.ssa.gov/women/



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The FAQ [View all] lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 OP
Economy lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #1
It seems in the 1 percent, this reverses. caseymoz Mar 2013 #15
the thing is shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #16
Health Care lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #2
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #3
Justice lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #4
Institutional discrimination lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #5
Education lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #6
Society lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #7
Society: women make 85% of all consumer purchases lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #8
Do they count joint purchases as being made by women? shawn703 May 2012 #9
That is my understanding, yes. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #10
Those statistics sound a little fishy. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #11
I would prefer a primary source too. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #12
Check with Marketing websites craichead65 Oct 2012 #13
Even the post is 5 months old Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #14
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