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2234 - Name discrimination can make finding a job harder, but is changing to a pseudonym the answer? - ABC Everyday
Whether your CV lists Ruby or Rudabah, Michael or Mohamed shouldn't matter, so long as your skills are ace and a match for the job. Right? While it sounds good in theory, plenty of research has shown CVs featuring female names are less likely to lead to an interview or a job, and the same goes for non-Anglo names too.
2502 - Nearly every argument I’ve heard against improving accessibility falls into one of these five categories:
Nearly every argument I’ve heard against improving accessibility falls into one of these five categories: 1 - it's not really necessary 2 - it doesn’t affect many people 3 - it’s not a major issue 4 - it’s too difficult or expensive to implement 5 - it’s too late to integrate now And you know which is growing the fastest these days? The last one!!! #WeAreBillionStrong #a11y #DisabilityRights #SDGs #Equity #DisabilityInclusion #AXSChat
4615 - A day of mourning, grief, & suffering:
A day of mourning, grief, & suffering: Asylum-seekers (followed the rules) waited in line for mos. -had their appts CXLed within moments of #Trump taking office. Jiménez, wife *C/S 45 days earlier, & baby arrived (in the freezing cold) hoping to be allowed into the US after fleeing Cuba -waited 6 mos. in MX for their appt. Trump's CXLs will affect ~30K ppl. "Do you think this will lead to more desperate #immigrants trying to enter legally, or fewer?" -C Rampell #USPol https://www.washingt...
4856 - QasimRashid
A US border patrol agent detained 2 US Citizens for the apparent crime of speaking Spanish. He admits on camera. This is what institutionalized white supremacy looks like. Its why I wasn’t surprised the racist lawyer abused two women for speaking Spanish https://t.co/W3d5fcCrNi
6143 - stxwelsh
you have to say I’m not prepared to accept conditionality around the way I receive money, or that you shape my agenda.” Paddy Rodgers. Agreed but museums must also address the conditions they impose on BAME, LGBTQI+, Indigenous & working class communities https://t.co/1HQ6VtRDho https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1277881626370826240
sandyosullivan @FarmsGwendolyn @IndigenousXLtd There isn't one site that's an alternative, because no single Black org would have the audacity to speak for everyo...
7516 - They asked us to make personal decisions about risk based on the data then lied about the risk and removed the data.
8024 - The Government once gave away $30 mil based on them having a coffee with me. I didn't get any recognition for what that $30 mil was used for but I did get inappropriately groped by the minister who...
9461 - Anangu Tribal Elders ask for the name of Uluru Statement from the Heart to be changed
The recent announcement of the Uluru Climb closure in 2019 sparked a discussion with Anangu Tribal Elders and Members of the Uluru Kata-Tjuta Board of Management to request that the name of Uluru be taken off the Referendum Council's 'Uluru Statement from the Heart.'
9893 - How the Russia-Ukraine war exposed European hypocrisy over Palestine
It's astonishing to witness the swift European response, the ability to mobilise quickly, and the celebration of resistance when it is 'white, blond and blue-eyed'
