Discrimination Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/discrimination/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Thu, 15 May 2025 22:25:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Too Many Years Of Blood Bias: UK Blood Donations https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/too-many-years-of-blood-bias-uk-blood-donations/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/too-many-years-of-blood-bias-uk-blood-donations/#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 22:24:29 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=64146 Blood donations save lives. It is a simple, selfless act which should be open to everyone who meets the necessary health criteria. But for decades, the LGBTQ+ community have faced discrimination when donating blood in the UK.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/too-many-years-of-blood-bias-uk-blood-donations/feed/ 0 ‘Your English is really good!’: Accent Prejudice in the UK https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/your-english-is-really-good-accent-prejudice-in-the-uk/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/your-english-is-really-good-accent-prejudice-in-the-uk/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:28:38 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=43233 I’ve lost count of the number of people that have stopped me mid-sentence to comment on my English language ability. ‘Wow! Your English is really good!’ ‘Where are you from? No, where are you really from?’ are comments I get again — and again.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/your-english-is-really-good-accent-prejudice-in-the-uk/feed/ 1 The London Fire Brigade: Another Institution Rife With Inequality https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-london-fire-brigade-another-institution-rife-with-inequality/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-london-fire-brigade-another-institution-rife-with-inequality/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:41:52 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=35413 A recent review of the London Fire Brigade has found toxic elements within the institution, including harmful and abusive discrimination.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-london-fire-brigade-another-institution-rife-with-inequality/feed/ 0 Reports of Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Rising Rapidly in the UK https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/reports-of-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-rising-rapidly/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/reports-of-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-rising-rapidly/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:50:41 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29800 There has been a daunting rise in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes being reported to police in the UK. Figures have shown that hate crimes related to sexual orientation and gender identification are a major area of concern for police across the UK.

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