For example, discrimination against a Chinese American might be targeted at her Asian ancestry and not her Chinese national origin. President Harris will need to shore up systems and policies adversely affected in the runup to her pres idency.For example, prejudice and discrimination based on race is called racism. Oftentimes, gender prejudice or discrimination is referred to as sexism. Here are some examples of housing discrimination. John, who is a Black man, speaks to a prospective landlord on the phone about leasing an apartment. Jane is a Muslim woman who wears a hijab. The EEO laws also cover "associational discrimination. The law requires that the proportion of Black people in a jury pool must match Black representation in the overall population, 4 See Duren v. Notably, on June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v.