Question:
What are some impacts of racism and discrimination (including past and presents power relations)?
Attempted Answer:
Power and privilege
Throughout the consultations a recurring theme was the interrelationship between structures and power in Australian society:
• The maintenance of power and privilege and the fear of having to concede these in part or whole were seen as a major factor behind racism in Australia. Racism therefore is not an irrational phenomenon but rather a reflection of historical and contemporary power relations within society.
• Women saw these structures and power relationships as male dominated. Thus they experience the 'double burden' of racism and sexism when attempting to access power or utilise these structures.
Information accessed from https://www.humanrights.gov.au/i-want-r ... il-society
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