Discrimination:

Every organisation’s management is seeking to discriminate between people on the basis of whether or not they have the appropriate attributes to carry out the job. The main issue is not whether discrimination is occurring however discrimination as based on fair criteria. The word ‘discrimination’ has lost its literal meaning and is more normally used to imply criticism. There have been identified six criteria that represent the main bases of discrimination and lead to accusations of unfairness:
Sex/gender;
Race/ethnicity;
Disability;
Sexual orientation;
Religion;
Age;
These are not limited categories so that people find themselves experiencing unfair discrimination from several different directions. It depends upon individuals who experience one or several sources of disadvantage based on work experience or expertise. The experience of discrimination also has some common manifestations which transcend these individual categories.