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Gender Bias Defined

Conscious or unconscious differential treatment of females and males based on their sex. Gender bias can occur in a textbook, by a teacher, or by an employer.

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THE CHANCELLORS"™ VICE

Published July 3, 2009, 3:16 pm, The Telegraph

Some months ago, a news item in the Bangalore edition of a national paper carried this headline, “Three shortlisted for Mysore varsity post”. Since I am a former academic, and have known many past graduates and teachers of Mysore University, I read on further.

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Supreme Court Ruling on Conn. Firefighters May Aid Sotomayor Attackers

Published July 3, 2009, 12:30 am, New America Media

The Supreme Court ruling that white New Haven, Conn., firefighters were discriminated against won't derail Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation as Supreme Court Justice, but it could pay a small dividend to conservative attack dogs in another way, according to author and political analyst, Earl Ofari Hutchinson.

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INTERVIEW: NAACP President Calls White Firefighter Ruling Flawed

Published July 2, 2009, 3:18 pm, Black Voices

Filed under: News , Interviews , Politics The NAACP has blasted Monday's Supreme Court ruling in the New Haven, Conn., firefighter reverse discrimination case, calling it a "disappointing setback to civil rights in America." The ruling overturned a lower court decision by Judge Sonia Sotomayor that upheld the city of New Haven's fire department's choice to throw out test results of a promotion ...

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Commission tends to not use recommendations

Published July 2, 2009, 8:03 am, The Scottsboro Daily Sentinel

In 1989, the Jackson County Commission spent $15,000 in taxpayer money to obtain Auburn University's help in creating a new personnel and hiring policy for county employees.

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Soy linked to lung benefits: Study

Published June 29, 2009, 9:11 am, Nutraingredients.com

Published in the open access journal Respiratory Research , the study looked at around 300 patients diagnosed with lung disease, and measured their reported soy food intake.

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Drinking Habits Steady Amid Recession

Published June 29, 2009, 2:11 am, Gallup

Despite some talk that the recession could be changing Americans’ drinking patterns, Gallup finds no real shift in the prevalence of drinking alcohol among U.S. adults (now 64%) or in how much Americans say they drink. Beer beats out wine, 40% to 34%, as drinkers’ preferred beverage.

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Sotomayor recognizes judges' limitations

Published June 28, 2009, 6:37 pm, The Myrtle Beach Sun News

Critics of the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court have made much of her comments in a 2001 speech at Berkeley. In that speech, amid a discussion of the continued lack of real diversity on the bench and the crucial role that people of color and women played in groundbreaking civil rights case, Sotomayor said: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her ...

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Kalamazoo poised to pass anti-discrimination ordinance; See answers to FAQ's

Published June 27, 2009, 8:27 pm, The Kalamazoo Gazette

Note: Originally posted June 27 at 11:15 p.m. KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo City Commissioner David Anderson predicts an amended ordinance extending discrimination protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals will be approved Monday -- perhaps unanimously -- by the City...

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