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Discrimination where one person is treated less favourably on grounds such as sex and gender, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, health, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, than another person is, has been or would be treated in a comparable situation. 

See also: indirect discrimination

Additional notes and information

Sources

European Commission (2010). EU Gender Equality Law: Update 2010. European Network of Legal Experts in the Field of Gender Equality.

Relations

Related term:
equal treatment of women and men, gender discrimination, preferential treatment
Broader term:
equal treatment of women and men
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1081
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Gender norms
Governance
Law and justice

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.