Untitled

What is discrimination?

What are some examples of discrimination?

How does discrimination hurt people?

Why do people discriminate against others?

What can I do to deal with discrimination?

Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of some people based on

characteristics like skin colour, age, gender, sexual orientation and many others.

People discriminate agains others because of their own insecurities and weaknesses or simply ignorance.

These are some recomendations:

1. Focus on your strengths and value. We are all valuable!

2. Find support in your family, friends or professionals like psychologists.

3. Find people or organizations that can understand you. You are not alone!

4. Breathe and try to think clearly. Breathe before you respond to aggression.

1. Inappropriate jokes, insults, name-calling or displays such as a poster or cartoons directed at a person because of their race, colour, sex or gender, sexual orientation, etc.

2. Wage discrimination because of your genre.

3. Being fired if you are pregnant.

Discrimination hurt people in different ways:

-Causing high levels of stress.

-Causing anxiety, depression,

obesity, high blood pressure and addictions.

Sofía Rojas 5C