Despite support for diversity and multiculturalism increasing, a significant number of people in Australia still report experiencing discrimination, based on their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion.
Ms Jain said she remembered many experiences of racism at a young age, ranging from comments about the type of food she would bring to lunch, to her friend's parents making racist jokes.
Yatha Jain is now chair of Prosper, a non-profit organisation that helps children and families from marginalised backgrounds. Now she is chair of Prosper, a non-profit organisation that helps children and families from marginalised backgrounds. She said the racism and microaggressions she endured in her workplace were never addressed, despite being escalated to her manager.
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