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Malala Yousafzai
3. Stand Up For Yourself. Let others know how their words and
actions have affected you and those you care about. Fight for your
rights. In order to effect change, people need to be made aware
that a problem exists. Contact your elected representatives,
involves treating an applicant or the ACLU, and the Office for Civil Rights. The more people who
can see the real life impact and injustice of whats happening, the
employee less favorably because of his or her age. more we can fight to end discrimination once and for all.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
forbids age discrimination against people who 4. Strategize and Know the Consequences Before You
Gender discrimination is when there is a bias Act. There truly is a time for daring and a time for caution, and an
are age 40 or older. intelligent person knows the difference. Weigh the costs and
based on a person's sex that leads to defining the
benefits and decide for yourself what youre able, and willing, to
roles he/she should play in society. An example of do. Take stock of yourself. Capitalize on your strengths, and put a
gender stereotypes exists in the belief that it is the plan in motion to compensate for your weaknesses. Do your best
to protect yourself and others and to minimize risk. Timing is
woman's job, simply because of her sex (female) to critical. Strategize carefully to achieve maximum impact.
stay home and take care of their children.
Disability discrimination is when a person with 5. Reach Out and Organize. Dont go it alone. People really are
a disability is treated less favorably than a person stronger, and safer, when they stand together. Mobilize your
friends, family, and co-workers. Were stronger when we stand
without the disability in the same or similar together, share our stories, and make our voices heard. Uniting
circumstances. For example, it would be with others who face a similar situation as you do can help you
'direct disability discrimination' if a nightclub or obtain the resources and social support you need to survive. They
can even give you a base to mobilize should you decide to
restaurant refused a person entry because they are organize and fight for your rights.
blind and have a guide dog.
- DaShanne Stokes
If you believe that discrimination
exists, it will.
Anthony J. D'Angelo
Discrimination is discrimination,
even when people claim it's
"tradition.
Reducing a group to a slur or
stereotype reduces us all.
DaShanne Stokes