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"One of the crucial questions concerning human resources is that of education. Discrimination in all areas is counterproductive to the development of society, but is especially so in the field of education. I would like to emphasise two aspects of this subject.
The report, which I particularly value for its balance, speaks of the most common forms of discrimination. It does not, however, mention that child poverty and the associated early school leaving create a situation that renders lifelong learning impossible, for the foundations are lacking and therefore there is nothing to build on at later stages. It is true that, according to the statistics, in EU Member Sates early school leaving is higher among boys, but we need to recognise that the reason for this is mainly poverty, which affects women more severely than men, and that this is all the more true in the case of single parents, whose significant majority is increasing. In fragmented families the risk of poverty is greater as well.
The other concern which the report highlights is the situation of those suffering multiple discrimination, namely women from the various minority groups. It is unquestionable that discrimination in education against national and ethnic minorities, the Roma, people living with handicaps, as well as those struggling with learning disorders such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or dyscalculia is a daily problem in most Member States. The anti-discrimination directives of the European Union makes it a condition that governments take measures aimed at achieving equality, yet in several Member States such an initiative comes up against a narrowly understood constitutional ban on discrimination. Thus we have witnessed in the case of one Member State the Constitutional Court rule unconstitutional the article of the anti-discrimination law which would have allowed for interim positive measures to be taken in the interests of equal opportunity.
It is my conviction that without such interim measures, it is impossible to create equal opportunities."@en1
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