Word: bias
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bias in employment every bit as illegal as race or sex discrimination? Officially, yes, and McElyea briefly considered his legal options. But he knew only too well what forbidding odds he would face in a lawsuit. He had defended the company against many age-discrimination suits and beaten every one. "There is real bias out there," says McElyea, but it is hard to prove...
...people in their 60s or 50s--and sometimes even in their 40s--still have inordinate trouble holding on to the well-paid and responsible positions they have spent long careers working up to or finding jobs commensurate with their abilities and experience. Moreover, recent court decisions have made age bias even harder to prove than at any other time during the 31 years the Age Discrimination in Employment Act has been on the books...
Pardon my bias, but isn't getting naked to make a little money just a bit degrading...
...court upheld that ruling. Within a few weeks, Cornilous could be taken from the heartbroken Maryland woman with whom he has spent almost all of his short life and who wants to adopt him. The case has drawn national attention and fueled a bitter debate over the courts' strong bias in favor of "family preservation." Complains Bill Pierce, president of the National Council for Adoption: "It is not in Cornilous' best interest to be part of a social experiment to observe what might happen if Latrena Pixley is given one more chance...
...eminent feminist publication in the U.S., I was deeply offended, but alas, not terribly surprised, by "Is Feminism Dead?" Nah, TIME just doesn't get it. That you could do a story on feminism and not talk to the editors of Ms. reflects either ignorance, arrogance or an obvious bias. I think the latter, since you chose to ignore the breadth and depth of feminists' concerns and activism, exactly what Ms. reports on. Feminism and the women's movement are alive, very well and clearly focused on women's economic, political and social equality...