How financial technology can discriminate against people speaking minority dialects – new evidence from China: Chaay_Tee / Shutterstock In the UK, studies have repeatedly found evidence of accentism. Prejudice based on someone’s way of speaking can affect people in the classroom, the office and beyond. Our research of dialects and peer-to-peer lending in China found …
Here’s why we might discriminate against foreign accents: new research: Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock If someone asked you to read this text aloud in a French accent or an Italian one, you would likely understand what that means and be able to produce some version of it, even if it’s not entirely accurate. You might even …
Job recruiters discriminate against Muslims, and it doesn’t end at the interview stage: Guess who's getting hired. adriaticfoto To mark the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the House of Commons in the UK held a debate the other day. Among the topics covered were Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and the far right. Leading …