It's more than individual acts of violence, segregation or discrimination motivated behaviour and actions. Discrimination is endemic in our institutions and has the effect of exclusion from decision-making processes and leadership opportunities. It is part of our society that is so pervasive that it is often invisile. Discrimination is about power and the abuse of power.
Discrimination prevents people from achieving equality of opportunity and outcome.
Discrimination perpetuates the existing structures that deny economic, political, civil and social rights to women. Discrimination is sometimes internalized. Discrimination impacts the emotional and physical well-being of individuals and leads to social disintegration. Discrimination denies the historical and ongoing contributions of specific groups of women. Discrimination is a system of oppression which affects the way people view the world around them.