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Let's talk about ... EQUALITY, DIVERSITY and INCLUSION

What's the purpose of it?

What's it all about?

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Isn't it all the same?

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Select the key points along the slider to learn more about each one.

Start

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Equality

Equality Is about ensuring everyone gets an invitation

- Right to be different
- Right to be free from discrimination
- Valued as an individual
- Having choice
- Having dignity
- Right to beliefs and values

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Diversity is about ensuring that the event is made up of different people from different backgrounds

- Means varied and different
- Valuing individual difference
- Variety
- Benefits people, communities and society

Diversity

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Inclusion

Inclusion is about making sure everyone has individual needs met e.g. providing vegetarian food, non-alcoholic drinks, invites in different languages/accessible formats

- Giving everyone equal access and equal opportunities
- Removing barriers, discrimination and intolerance

What do you know?

Give the quiz a go and see how much you already know about equality, diversity and inclusion.

Select a response for each of the questions below.

Question 1

Q: How many protected characteristics are there; how many can you name?
- Five (That's not correct. There are nine protected characteristics.)
- Nine (correct) (That's correct. There are nine protected characteristics.)
- Twelve (That's not correct. There are nine protected characteristics.)
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Question 2

Q: Can you legally discrimintate on the grounds of age?
- Yes (That’s not correct. Above the age of eighteen, discrimination based on age is largely unlawful, but there are some (rare) instances where there may be a case for exemption e.g. on grounds of safety.)
- No (correct) (That’s correct. Above the age of eighteen, discrimination based on age is largely unlawful, but there are some (rare) instances where there may be a case for exemption e.g. on grounds of safety.)

Question 3

Q: Can you appoint someone, of a certain sex, to work in a single-sex service; such as in domestic violence and abuse services?
- Yes (correct) (Correct. There is a framework within the law that allows for this and is called an “occupational requirement”. Advertisements for the post will always say that this occupational requirement is being applied to this post, e.g. in a service, where the service users state a preference, then selection will take place only from people with that specific shared characteristic.)
- No (That’s not correct. There is a framework within the law that allows for this and is called an “occupational requirement”. Advertisements for the post will always say that this occupational requirement is being applied to this post, e.g. in a service, where the service users state a preference, then selection will take place only from people with that specific shared characteristic.)

Question 4

Q: Is paternity protected from discrimination in law?
- Yes (That’s not correct. It’s a complex answer though, because this isn’t in the original draft of the legislation, i.e. paternity is not cited as a ‘protected characteristic’. However, in 2017 a father took a case to court and won because his employer did not give him the option to have paternity leave. So, there is now case law that we do have to consider paternity in a similar way to which we consider maternity.)
- No (correct) (That's correct. It’s a complex answer, because this isn’t in the original draft of the legislation, i.e. paternity is not cited as a ‘protected characteristic’. However, in 2017 a father took a case to court and won because his employer did not give him the option to have paternity leave. So, there is now case law that we do have to consider paternity in a similar way to which we consider maternity.)

Question 5

Q: Is positive discrimination lawful in the U.K.?
- Yes (That’s not correct. Technically, you cannot discriminate on the basis of, say, ability, e.g. you can’t recruit a disabled person in order to address under-representation. You can adopt a ‘positive action’ approach such as making reasonable adjustments specifically for disabled people, which then broadens your pool of applicants for jobs from people with disabilities.)
- No (correct) (Correct. Technically, you cannot discriminate on the basis of, say, ability, e.g. you can’t recruit a disabled person in order to address under-representation. You can adopt a ‘positive action’ approach such as making reasonable adjustments specifically for disabled people, which then broadens your pool of applicants for jobs from people with disabilities.)

Question 6

Q: Can Transgender people legally obtain a new certificate, which replaces their birth certificate?
- Yes (correct) (That's correct. No one is legally able to make changes to their original birth certificate, but since 2004, in the U.K transgender people have been able to be issued with a Gender Recognition Certificate, which replaces their original)
- No (That’s not correct. While, no one is legally able to make changes to their original birth certificate, since 2004, in the U.K transgender people have been able to be issued with a Gender Recognition Certificate, which replaces their original birth certificate.)

The Nine Protected Characteristics

How did you do? The image demonstrates all nine of the protected characteristics in the U.K.

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