2. Introduction of Discrimination
Discrimination means treating some people differently from
others.
It isn't always unlawful - after all, people are paid different
wages depending on their status and skills.
However, there are certain reasons for which your employer
can't discriminate against you by law.
4. What is Race Discrimination..???
⚫Racial (race) discrimination is when a person is
treated less favourably than another person in a
similar situation because of their race, colour,
descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant
status.
⚫For example:- It would be discrimination if a real
estate agent refuses to rent a house to a person because
they are of a particular racial background or skin colour.
5. What Is Direct Discrimination?
⚫Direct discrimination is when you're treated
differently and worse than someone else for certain
reasons.
⚫The Equality Act says you've been treated less
favorably . Direct discrimination can be because
of: age , skin colour…
6. What Is Indirect Discrimination?
⚫Indirect discrimination is when there's a
practice, policy or rule which applies to everyone in
the same way, but it has a worse effect on some
people than others.
⚫ The Equality Act says it puts you at a particular
disadvantage.
8. Discrimination Based On Gender!
⚫Discrimination refers to inequality
⚫Gender discrimination therefore refers to inequality
between people of opposite Gender
⚫A most famous example of gender discrimination is
the desire of Having A Male child in the family
Rather Than Having A Female Child.
⚫Apart from this, one serious area of discrimination is
the gender discrimination at workplaces.
9. Gender Discrimination at Workplace!
⚫There is an alarming rise in the rates of increasing
gender discrimination at workplaces nowadays.
⚫Every now and then we come across reports related
to gender discrimination at workplace. Researchers
have also ratified this.
Ratified:- to confirm
by expressing consent or
approval
10. Case Study for Gender Discrimination!
• In 1972, as a part of a study on gender discrimination, 48
male bank supervisors were each given the same personnel
file and asked to judge whether the person should be
promoted to a branch manager job that was described as
'routine".
• The files were identical except that hall of supervisors had
files showing the person was male while the other half had
files showing the person was female.
• It was randomly determined which supervisors got-male
applications and which got 'female' application
• of the 48 files reviewed. 35 were promoted
• The study is testing whether females we unfairly
Discriminated against.
11. Data On Last
Example
% of Male Promoted:
21/24 = 87.5%
% of female promoted :
14/24 = 58.3%
Gender Promote Not
Promote
d
Total
Male 21 3 24
Female 14 10 24
14. What Do You Mean By Appearance..??
⚫ Appearance is how someone or something looks
like.
⚫Topics related to appearance have been under
consideration since centuries.
⚫ Appearance has been given immense importance
and taken care of by not only females but also males.
⚫The aim of out study was to find out how sensitive
college students are towards rejection due to the way
they looked.
15. What We Mean But
Appearance Discrimination?
⚫Physical features discrimination
⚫It is discriminate against anyone in the workplace
because of their physical appearance,
⚫For example, height, weight, body shape,
disfigurement, skin condition, scar or birthmark.
Also Known As
Lookism is a term used to describe discriminatory
treatment towards physically unattractive people
18. What Is A “CASTE”
⚫Social and economic divides still exist across India
"Caste" is the term used to describe the complex system
of social divisions that pervades life in India.
⚫ Caste is an ancient hereditary system that developed
alongside and became intertwined with Hinduism.
19. Here Is An Example!
You are Muslim and you wear traditional clothing.
You call about an apartment and it is available.
When you show up to look at it, the landlord says
it is rented,
but
ad continues to run in the newspaper.
“For Rent”
It is illegal to deny someone an apartment because
of their religion — or for any other prohibited
ground.
20. What Happened In The Example!
1. The Landlord Denied You…
2. On The Base of Your Caste…Your Religion
3. Which Is illegal as Every Single Person Has The
Right To Claim (In this Case the house)
And No One Can Judge You From Your Clothing Or
Your Caste!
Well Still There Are Some Exception Where The
Landlord Can Say No!
⚫The One Who Has A Criminal Record May Not Be
Allowed.
21. But There Are Some Acts Which Are Been
Incorporated For Betterment of Nation
⚫The Equal Opportunity Act 2010 sets out 18 personal
characteristics that make discrimination in
employment against the law.
⚫Employees are protected from discrimination at all
stages of employment, including:
⚫recruitment, including how positions are advertised
and how interviews are conducted
⚫being offered unfair terms and conditions of
employment