Discrimination

The complaint alleges Facebook discriminated against women and non-binary people by allowing employers to target men in job advertisements.

• By Emily Moon

A member of the LGBT community celebrates the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex in Mumbai, India, on September 6th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

HUD's complaint alleges that, by allowing landlords and sellers to choose who sees their ads, the social media platform is fostering housing discrimination.

• By Rebecca Worby

Advocacy groups worry that the language removals might foreshadow new policies from the Department of Health and Human Services.

• By Jack Herrera

Saudi Arabia is set to lift its decades-old ban on women driving on Sunday.

• By Varun Nayar

On the question of whether preventing employers from asking about criminal history really leads to more equitable hiring practices, the evidence is disturbingly mixed.

• By James McWilliams

Este artículo trata sobre el papel que desempeñan las personas queer de color en la resistencia a la vigilancia policial opresiva.

• By Che Gossett, Reina Gossett & A.J. Lewis

New research finds the advantages enjoyed by tall white men are largely negated for their counterparts of color.

• By Tom Jacobs

Depending on where you're born, things might not have gotten that much better.

• By Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Two poverty researchers talk about the social forces reinforcing the cycle of segregation.

• By Dwyer Gunn

In 1567, wealthy citizens who could afford to purchase tickets for England's first National Lottery were guaranteed indemnity from arrest for crimes (excepting murder, treason, piracy, and other felonies).

• By Jack Denton

The agency's reported investigation of rapper Meek Mill's latest prison sentence seems to be an exception to a rule.

• By Jack Denton

In a survey, 80 percent of African Americans reported experiencing racial stigma and stereotypes in stores.

• By Tom Jacobs

A look inside the Juggalo March on Washington.

• By Katie Kilkenny

A new survey of astronomers and planetary scientists finds that many underrepresented minorities in the field experience discriminatory remarks and verbal and physical harassment.

• By Francie Diep

A review of the work of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct chronicles the costs of a tradition resistant to change.

• By Joe Sexton

The state's insurance department is following up on our findings that eight auto insurers charge more in minority neighborhoods than in other neighborhoods with similar risk.

• By Julia Angwin

That's the finding of new research, which delves into the psychology of racial polarization.

• By Tom Jacobs

Long-haul truck driving is thriving in the United States, and remains one of the surest ways into the middle class, but minorities say discrimination is rampant.

• By Rick Rojas

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

In 1979, six women directors banded together to challenge the male-run Hollywood machine—then the industry tried to erase them. On the eve of the Oscars, the Original Six share important truths about the industry.

• By Rachel Syme

Long-haul truck driving is thriving in the United States, and remains one of the surest ways into the middle class, but minorities say discrimination is rampant.

• By Rick Rojas

Due to the racial wealth gap, black families have far less in savings than whites. The consequences can be far-reaching and often severe.

• By Paul Kiel

Obese people continue to face prejudice and discrimination in a wide variety of ways and in an array of settings, from the school to the workplace.

• By Jacqueline Clark