Direct age discrimination happens when a person is treated less favourably because of their age than a person of another age group would be treated in the same or similar circumstances.

性别歧视是因为一个人的性别，婚姻状况，怀孕期间，或将要怀孕而被视为不合适人选。 如果一个男人和一个女人在做着相同的工作，而却得到不同的薪水，则被视为性别歧视。

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Current EU law prevents quotas being imposed, because it considers them to be "direct discrimination".

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But the fact that the amendment was only restricted to direct discrimination was a "serious omission".

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We do know very well that women did suffer direct discrimination in education and employment in the past.

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