Noun
adverse impact (plural adverse impacts)
The rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.
The critical oil and natural gas producing region that we fought so many wars to try and protect our economy from the adverse impact of losing that supply or having it available only at very high prices. John R. Bolton
For instance, I have never believed that Jesus Christ would approve either abortions or the death penalty, but I obeyed such Supreme Court decisions to the best of my ability, at the same time attempting to minimize what I considered to be their adverse impact. Jimmy Carter