Black/African American
You’ve heard of discrimination in the workplace. Gender discrimination. Racial discrimination. Sexual orientation discrimination. Age discrimination. The list goes on. But have you ever considered accent discrimination?
Here’s what you need to know about it.
What is accent discrimination?
Accent …
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