positive discrimination

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The ruling upends decades-old US policies on so-called affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

This could mean renewed focus on the country’s decades-old positive discrimination policy for majority Malays, who enjoyed preferential access to everything from public financing to a 30% quota for equity holdings in businesses.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2020

In 2015, the head of Ofsted suggested that a programme of positive discrimination be applied to teaching recruitment, stressing that the ethnic mix of teachers in a given school should reflect that of its pupils.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2017

Opposing positive discrimination based on the fear of not getting the right people for the right jobs inadvertently reveals what you think talent looks like, the kind of person you think it resides within.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2017

He would argue when it came to positive discrimination, and a peace process in Northern Ireland, he was ahead of the curve.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2015