Equality and Diversity by Maria de Marks

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Equality and DiversitybyMaria de Marks
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What is Equality?
Equality is not about treating everyone in the
same way It is recognising that peoples needs
are met in different ways
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Equality
A recent amendment to the Race Relations Act adds
a duty for us to actively Promote race
equality and avoid race discrimination,
How you can avoid race discrimination?
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Equality

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Equality
How you can avoid race discrimination? By Actin
g before it happens
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Equality

• Equality focuses on those areas covered by the
  law namely the key areas of
• Race
• Gender
• Disability

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Equality

• more recently
• Religion or belief,
• Sexual orientation
• Age

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Diversity
Diversity' is much more than just a new word for
equality Diversity management benefits
associates By Creating a fair
and safe environment where everyone has access
to opportunities and challenges
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Diversity
A diversity approach recognises Values and
manages difference Thus enabling all employees
to contribute and realise their full potential
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Diversity
A diverse workforce is a reflection of a changing
world and marketplace Diverse work teams bring
high value to organisations
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Diversity
Respecting individual differences will benefit
the workplace by increasing work productivity.
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Diversity
FIRST Managers must understand discrimination
and its consequences SECOND Managers must
recognize their own cultural biases and
prejudices FINALLY managers must be willing
to change the organisation if necessary
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Diversity
Organisations need to learn how to manage
diversity in the workplace to be successful
in the future (Flagg, 2002) (Koonce, 2001)
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Diversity
Thank you Gracias Grazie Merci