consciente da raça; atento às questões raciais
1. Having knowledge of, understanding of, or sensitivity to issues related to race and racial differences; taking race into account in decision-making or social awareness
The company implemented race-aware hiring practices to ensure equal opportunity for candidates from all racial backgrounds.
A empresa implementou práticas de contratação conscientes da raça para garantir igualdade de oportunidades para candidatos de todos os grupos raciais.
2. In computing and programming, referring to systems or algorithms designed to consider or address racial disparities and inequalities
Developers created race-aware machine learning models to prevent algorithmic bias in criminal justice systems.
Desenvolvedores criaram modelos de aprendizado de máquina atentos às questões raciais para prevenir viés algorítmico em sistemas de justiça criminal.
3. Demonstrating acknowledgment and understanding of the role race plays in social structures, inequalities, and individual experiences
A race-aware education curriculum teaches students about historical and contemporary racial issues.
Um currículo educacional atento às questões raciais ensina aos alunos sobre questões raciais históricas e contemporâneas.
This term emerged prominently in American discourse in the 2010s-2020s, particularly following movements like Black Lives Matter. In Brazil, while racial issues exist, the terminology differs due to Brazil's different historical context with racial mixture (miscigenação) and the relative absence of legal racial categories. In Portugal, the focus is more on immigration and xenophobia rather than racial categories. The term 'race-aware' represents a shift from 'color-blind' approaches toward explicitly acknowledging and addressing racial disparities in various sectors (education, criminal justice, corporate hiring, technology).
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