Many often confuse positive action with positive discrimination; however, the two have a discernible difference. Positive discrimination, as Eloise Barker explained, is the act of favouring someone based on a “protected characteristic” like age, sex, disability, etc. But again, as the court correctly pointed out in the aforementioned case, women are subjected to numerous hindrances that are uncommon to others, making women a less privileged section of people than they normally should be. Eventually, the level of differentiation between men and women became less transparent, leading us to think that giving women the same rights as men would be giving them equality. Therefore, to change that “normal” to actual equality, positive action is a must, even if it amounts to positive discrimination like putting quotas at jobs, especially for women.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 08, 2020 17:03 UTC