But a piece of research just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Paola Sapienza of Northwestern University, near Chicago, suggests an alternative that it is not a person's sex, per se, that is the basis for discrimination, but the level of his or her testosterone.

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The International Black Awareness Day will be celebrated on 20 November in the light of this telling reflection, as a national level achievement against racial discrimination by the Unified Black Movement.

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The administration wants the court to apply a level of scrutiny it applies to discrimination against other disadvantaged groups and that makes it harder for governments to justify those laws.

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As IDAHO day is marked by activities in schools, the IDAHO Committee and UNESCO have co-developed a lesson plan which includes four classroom activities for different age groups (primary and secondary level) to address issues of discrimination and homophobic bullying.

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But we do tend to understand that without its unique ability to level the playing field, groups that still experience discrimination, including women, will continue to face obstacles in gaining full equality.

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This brings it almost up to level with Hungary, long a good performer but one which has now been warned over discrimination against the large Roma - or gypsy - minority.

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But at its most basic level, the feminist label has never been solely or even predominantly about preventing and ending oppression or discrimination of women.

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