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dignity: harassment and discrimination
:
Tips and tools
Recognizing discrimination
1 Discrimination is the
unjustifiable differentiation between individuals or groups within staff.
Discrimination can be based on one or more characteristics which include
– but are not limited to – race, caste, color, culture, ethnic
background, religion, age, gender, disability, marital status, political
views or sexual orientation.
Forms of discrimination
2 Discrimination can include:
- harassment in
the form of epithets, slurs, cultural or ethnic jokes, negative stereotyping
or stigmatization, innuendos, threats and intimidation;
- denial of equal access
to employment or career-development opportunities for reasons other than
merit or performance;
- decisions made
on the basis other than merit * that affect the career
of a staff member, such as salary and grade setting, assignments
or re-assignments, performance evaluations, merit increases, promotions,
rewards or recognition.
3 These behaviors constitute discrimination
whether they are expressed overtly or covertly toward an individual or
group, or are contained in materials that are circulated or displayed
in the workplace.
* in this context, “merit” means the
assessment of the staff member on the basis of the full set of competencies – knowledge,
personal qualities and skills – required at staff member’s
current grade as well as any prospective grade.”
© CGIAR Gender & Diversity
Program 2006