Colleen Sheppard

Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University &

Director, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................. v

I. Introduction: Confronting Multiple Discrimination .................................................................... 1

II. Terminology: An Expansive Definition of Multiple Discrimination .................................... 3

III. Difficulties in Measuring Multiple Discrimination ............................................................... 5

IV. Legal and Policy developments: Continuing Challenges .................................................... 10

International and Regional Initiatives ................................................................................. 10

National Initiatives: Legislative, Constitutional and Policy Changes ................................. 17

“Cross-Constituency Organizing:” Emerging Trends ......................................................... 21

V. Adjudicating Multiple Discrimination Claims .................................................................... 24

VI. Proactive Models for Equality ............................................................................................ 30

VII. Multiple Discrimination, Decent Work and Fair Globalization ........................................ 35

VIII. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 37