glass ceiling, This is a metaphor for an unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities., discriminatory, This describes treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people., austerity, This refers to difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public spending (often to reduce debt)., breadline, This refers to the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. To be "living on the breadline" means living in poverty, with just enough money for basic needs like food., food banks, These are centers where food is stored and distributed to people who cannot afford to buy enough to eat., safety net, This is a system of social welfare provision (like government benefits or charities) intended to catch people when they fall into poverty or crisis., taboo, A social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. In conversation, these are "forbidden" topics., politically correct, This refers to language or policies that avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society., squatter, People who occupy an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building that the squatter does not own, rent, or otherwise have lawful permission to use., entitlement, The fact of having a right to something. However, a "sense of entitlement" is usually negative, implying someone thinks they deserve special treatment or privileges without earning them., multicultural, Relating to or containing several cultural or ethnic groups within a society., racism, Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race., outreach, The activity of providing services to any populations who might not otherwise have access to those services. An "outreach programme" goes out to find people who need help., marginalised, Treated as insignificant or peripheral; pushed to the edge of society., downtrodden, Treated badly or without respect; oppressed., disaffected, Dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them..

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