(Sociology) the provision of special opportunities in employment, training, etc for a disadvantaged group, such as women, ethnic minorities, etc. US equivalent: affirmative action
So, what perfect timing for a UK run of Joshua Harmon's spiky skewering of the American white liberal left, focusing on the policy of positive discrimination in education.
POSITIVE discrimination for me is a contradiction in terms but Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor is all for it when it suits her.
Such amalgamation is necessary to create a level playing field with the help of subsidy and positive discrimination in favour of the needy in order to climb up the ladder of human development index.
"The establishment of a bank and specialized insurance will be beneficial for the farmer, knowing that the transfer operation is carried out automatically within the same producing region", explained the minister, describing this approach as "important because it obeys the principle of positive discrimination.
Khartoum, Apr.29(SUNA)-The Speaker of the National Assembly , Professor Ibrahim Ahmed Omer affirmed that the National Legislature has put a plan on reaching permanent peace in the country, indicating that the first step is realization of peace and using positive discrimination for favor of South Kordufan.
Firstly, by introducing what is effectively positive discrimination --favouring someone for what they are, not who they are--negative discrimination is created for someone else.
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