institutional bias (institutionalized discrimination, systemic bias)
A tendency for the procedures and practices of particular *institutions to operate in ways which result in certain social groups being advantaged or favoured and others being disadvantaged or devalued. This need not be the result of any conscious prejudice or discrimination but rather of the majority simply following existing rules or ... ...
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