My World Matters - Equality and diversity

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Equality & Diversity

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Equality & Diversity
Aim
To introduce Equality & Diversity and how it can affect the workplace
Objectives – by the end of the session the group will:
• understand what ‘Equality and Diversity’ means
• identify ways that people are different
• show an awareness of personal assumptions and attitudes
• understand differing types of discrimination

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Equality & Diversity
• Equality and Diversity is the current term used for ‘Equal
Opportunities’.
• It is the legal obligation to protect against discrimination.
• Discrimination can be against a person’s sex, gender, disability, sexual
orientation, religion, belief, race or age.
• What do you think the definition of Equality & Diversity might be?

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Definitions
• Equality – ‘equal rights and treatment to all individuals’
• Diversity – ‘difference from what is normal or expected’

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Activity
Draw one of the following:
• A Model
• Footballer
• Athlete
• Doctor’s receptionist
• Construction Worker
• Engineer
• Beauty Therapist

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A Model
Dawn French has her
own clothing range
which she models.
Jean-Paul Gaultier shook the
modelling world in 2006
using outsized models.

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Footballers
Women’s England Football
Team
The F.A. supports six international disability squads for
players with differing kinds of disabilities. These are:
Blind, Partially Sighted, Deaf and Hearing Impaired,
Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disabilities, Amputee.
The teams all receive official England kit, a physio, a
fully-trained technical advisor, and money towards travel
costs for attending European and World
Championships.

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Athlete
Tanni Grey Thomson
9 Gold Medals in the
Paralympics, 30 world
records 6 London Marathons
Sumo Wrestling
A competitive contact sport
which originated in Japan
the only country where it is
practiced professionally.

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Doctor’s Receptionist
Frank

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Construction Worker
Samantha

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Engineer
Gemma is an Engineer
working for BT
Wang Shuming is a disabled
engineer working for the Jinlin
branch of China Netcom

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Beauty Therapist
Kurt

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Diversity
• What is diversity?
• Diversity means valuing the differences between people and the ways
in which those differences can contribute to a richer, more creative
and more productive working environment

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Diversity is about respecting individual…………..
• Race
• Culture
• National Origin
• Region
• Gender
• Sexual Orientation
• Age
• Marital Status
• Religion
• Ethnicity
• Disability
• Ability
• Family Structure
• Health
• Values
• Politics

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“Discrimination
is prejudices put
into action.”

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Types of discrimination
• Positive Discrimination
• Direct Discrimination
• Indirect Discrimination

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If you experience discrimination
• Don’t put up with it!
• Talk to someone – parent, friend, mentor, supervisor, assessor, line
manager.
• Don’t retaliate - Report it to your Designated Safeguarding Officer
immediately.

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Learning Outcomes
Can you now?
• understand what ‘Equality and Diversity’ means
• identify ways that people are different
• show an awareness of personal assumptions and attitudes
• understand differing types of discrimination