This document introduces the topic of equality and diversity in the workplace. It aims to define key terms like equality, diversity, and discrimination. It also discusses how acknowledging and valuing differences between people can make for a richer work environment. The document outlines types of discrimination like direct, indirect, and positive discrimination. It encourages reporting discrimination and evaluating what was learned about equality and diversity.

1. Equality & Diversity

2. 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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. Doctor’s Receptionist
Frank

10. Construction Worker
Samantha

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

12. Beauty Therapist
Kurt

13. 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

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

15. “Discrimination
is prejudices put
into action.”

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

17. Activity 2
Who is affected by Discrimination?
Match the pictures to the groups titles –
there may be more than one picture in a
group!

18. 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 and sort it!

19. What have you learnt
• Please now complete the evaluation
exercise handed to you by your trainer

20. 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