In businesses and organizations discrimination on grounds of sex is far too often the reality.

This directive provides that advertising shall not include any discrimination on grounds of sex.

This goes beyond the statutory requirements against discrimination on grounds of sex, marriage and race, to include age, disability and sexual orientation.

Or the right not to suffer discrimination on grounds of sex, religion, political persuasion or national or ethical background.

Technically speaking, Paraguayan law prohibits discrimination on grounds of sex, race, language, disability, or social status, but there is nonetheless widespread discrimination.

For the first time, it defines sexual harassment in the workplace as discrimination on grounds of sex, and it recognises the special protection granted to women due to their biological condition.

In some circumstances, rejecting an employee's flexible working request could open up the possibility of a claim for discrimination on grounds of sex, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability or age.

For the first time, sexual harassment in the workplace is recognised as discrimination on grounds of sex, and our amendments offer women workers various ways of defending themselves, including recourse to an independent body.

Moreover, the recognition of fundamental rights must go hand in hand with the consolidation of measures to combat xenophobia, religious discrimination and discrimination on grounds of sex, race or social condition.

For example, we have had the Equal Pay Directive for a very long time indeed. In spite of that, we are still forced to live with wage discrimination on grounds of sex.

After four months his job was terminated, and he brought claims for unfair and wrongful dismissal, and discrimination on grounds of sex, race and religion against both the prison service and the agency.

With her recommendation for a directive on shifting the burden of proof in cases of discrimination on grounds of sex, she sums up admirably the resolutions of the Committee on Women's Rights.

It is well known that, in future, the Council - even if only by unanimous vote - could take the necessary steps to combat discrimination on grounds of sex, race, ethnic origin, religion, ideology, disability, age or sexual orientation.

The European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled on Thursday that the Spanish law caused an "unjustified discrimination on grounds of sex" because fathers do not have the same rights as mothers.

Lord Bridge, Lord Ackner and Lord Goff held that this was discrimination on grounds of sex under SDA 1975 s 1(1), because it followed the state pensionable and that was itself discriminatory.

The full and equal participation of women in political, civil, economic, social and cultural life, at the national, regional and international levels, and the eradication of all forms of discrimination on grounds of sex are priority objectives of the international community."

The European Court of Justice held that 'where women and men who are candidates for the same promotion are equally qualified, women are automatically to be given priority in sectors where they are underrepresented, involves discrimination on grounds of sex'.

But, as we have seen, there is no evidence that unfair credit refusal is so widespread as to justify an elaborate system for redress (and statutory bodies already exist which have the duty to hunt down cases of real discrimination on grounds of sex or race).

It is tempting to compare the role of the Commissioner with that of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Commission for Racial Equality, bodies that are empowered to support individual cases in connection with complaints about discrimination on grounds of sex or race respectively.

The European Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibits discrimination on grounds of sex, race, colour or ethnic or social origin, genetic characteristics, language, religion or beliefs, political or other opinions, membership of a national minority, wealth, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation, as well as on grounds of nationality.

The European Union regards less favourable treatment on grounds of pregnancy as unlawful, and the same thing as discrimination on grounds of sex (contrasting to the American case of Geduldig v. Aiello and consistent with the American approach in the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978).