In 1995 Uganda adopted the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 which protected a wide range of human rights including women's rights to equality and freedom from discrimination. Article 33(6) of the Constitution prohibited lsquo;laws, customs or traditions which are against the dignity,...

At a time when the divide between the wealthy and the disadvantaged is widening, this major new textbook provides students with a critical understanding of poverty and social exclusion in relation to wealth, rather than as separate from it. Raising fundamental questions about the organisation of...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the state of existing research on microfinance lending discrimination against people with disabilities. It argues that existing literature suggests people with disabilities face notable discrimination in accessing microfinance (Labie et al., 2015). The...

In 2014 and 2015, working with the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation, the ILO commissioned a survey to examine how corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) is understood by companies operating in Fiji with a particular focus on the labour dimensions of CSR. In total, forty companies...

As we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Title VII's prohibition against sex-based compensation discrimination in the workplace, the gender wage gap remains robust and progress toward gender pay equity has stalled. This article reveals the role that causal narratives play in undermining the...