Sorry, I should make it more clear that it is different from the norm in most environments.
Defining discrimination is somewhat difficult. As an example: in America, crack cocaine is considered to be more potent than regular cocaine and punished much more harshly (1:100 ratio at one point in time). Crack is also used much more often by blacks than any other race. As a result, far more black people are in jail for long periods of time for drug charges. This would be true even if police treated everyone equally. Is the law racist? It's generally agreed upon by most experts that it is.
In addition, very few black people in America are interested in becoming a police officer. Is this a product of racism? I'd say, yes. Unfortunately, this means that many officers don't represent their peers, which reinforces the racism itself.
There is a huge asymmetry in men:women joining computer science and it creates a more difficult environment for women. This most likely both a symptom and cause of sexism.
Defining discrimination is somewhat difficult. As an example: in America, crack cocaine is considered to be more potent than regular cocaine and punished much more harshly (1:100 ratio at one point in time). Crack is also used much more often by blacks than any other race. As a result, far more black people are in jail for long periods of time for drug charges. This would be true even if police treated everyone equally. Is the law racist? It's generally agreed upon by most experts that it is.
In addition, very few black people in America are interested in becoming a police officer. Is this a product of racism? I'd say, yes. Unfortunately, this means that many officers don't represent their peers, which reinforces the racism itself.
There is a huge asymmetry in men:women joining computer science and it creates a more difficult environment for women. This most likely both a symptom and cause of sexism.