Seattle Votes to Ban, Caste Discrimination.
On February 22, Seattle became the first city in the United
States to ban discrimination based on caste following a
vote to add it to the city's existing anti-discrimination laws.
On February 22, Seattle became the first city in the United
States to ban discrimination based on caste following a
vote to add it to the city's existing anti-discrimination laws.
'The Hill' reports that Seattle's
city council voted 6-1
to pass the ordinance. .
Kshama Sawant, a member of the council, said
that she proposed the ordinance to prevent an
"invisible and unaddressed" type of discrimination.
Kshama Sawant, a member of the council, said
that she proposed the ordinance to prevent an
"invisible and unaddressed" type of discrimination.
Caste discrimination doesn’t only take place
in other countries. It is faced by South Asian
American and other immigrant working
people in their workplaces, including
in the tech sector, in Seattle and
in cities around the country, Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council member, via 'The Hill'.
Caste discrimination doesn’t only take place
in other countries. It is faced by South Asian
American and other immigrant working
people in their workplaces, including
in the tech sector, in Seattle and
in cities around the country, Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council member, via 'The Hill'.
'The Hill' reports that India's caste system was abolished
in the late 1940s, but the 3,000-year-old form of
discrimination continues to exist in some form today.
'The Hill' reports that India's caste system was abolished
in the late 1940s, but the 3,000-year-old form of
discrimination continues to exist in some form today.
According to the Migration Policy Institute, the
caste system exists in the United States, home to
2.7 million people who have immigrated from India.
Before the action by Seattle, colleges
and universities took steps to address caste
discrimination occurring on their campuses. .
Last year, the California State University System became the first in the country to update its discrimination policy to include caste.
In December 2022, Brown University became
the first Ivy League school to also add caste
to its discrimination policy.
Our nondiscrimination policies exist
to ensure we’re protecting people and to
ensure the University environment is free
of hurt and harm. We have a long-standing
commitment to this work, and it is
engrained into the fabric of who we are, Sylvia Carey-Butler, Brown Corporation’s Vice President
of Institutional Equity and Diversity, via 'The Hill'
