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Equality and Diversity Page
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A
Brief Introduction to Equality & Diversity
Diversity is any and all of the elements of
similarity or difference between people, whether these be visible
or hidden
Age
Discrimination
It
is now illegal to discriminate against individuals on the basis of
age in employment and training
Disability
Preventing and eliminating discrimination
against disabled people, and encouraging disabled people's
involvement in public life
Equality
and Diversity Mythbusters
Perceptions of people, groups and
communities are often very different to reality
Equality
Scheme
The
Equality Scheme replaces the separate equality schemes we had in
place for race, gender and disability.
Equality
Standard
A
long-term process and framework that will help the council to
remove barriers which create disadvantage and
discrimination
Gender
Discrimination
Promoting equality of opportunity between
women and men
Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality
Striving for equality for all, regardless
of sexual identity
Race
In
2000 amendments were made to The Race Relations Act 1976, with
statutory orders being introduced in 2001
Religion
and Beliefs Equality
Prohibiting discrimination on the grounds
of religion, religious belief or similar philosophical
belief
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