gender discrimination

gender discrimination
gen·der discrimination /'jen-dər-/ n: sex discrimination

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

gender discrimination
noun favoritism, gender bias, gender prejudice Generally intolerance, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, sexual discrimination, unfairness

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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