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DISCRIMINACION POSITIVA [1 record]

Record 1 2019-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Social Law
DEF

[The] discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, in favor of members of a minority or historically disadvantaged group.

OBS

Groups may be defined in terms of disability, ethnicity, family status, gender identity, nationality, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation, or other factors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Droit social
DEF

Discrimination envers les membres d'un groupe dominant ou majoritaire qui vise à favoriser un groupe minoritaire ou désavantagé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derechos y Libertades
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Derecho social
DEF

discriminación positiva: Medidas dirigidas a un grupo determinado, con las que se puede suprimir y prevenir una discriminación o compensar las desventajas resultantes de actitudes, comportamientos o estructuras existentes.

CONT

Luego de Nairobi, empezaron a desarrollarse con más fuerza propuestas de discriminación inversa mejor denominadas medidas afirmativas o de acción positiva al amparo de la Convención sobre la eliminación de toda forma de discriminación contra la mujer.

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