Should The Uk's Struggle For Equality
Aren't we there yet?
Why re-invigorating the equality agenda is an institutional priority
Equality
Perhaps more than any other country in Europe, the UK has well-established equality law and practice, originating with the Race Relations Act of 1965, but based on a longer history of struggle for equality. In 2011 public bodies, including higher education institutions (HEIs), were required to respond to the implementation of the Equality Act 2010 – new legislation which extended legal protections from discrimination and which required the sector to be transparent about the progress being made towards equality for all people working or studying in our campuses. So, does this mean we have now achieved substantive equality? Is there anything …show more content…
At the same time, the past decade has seen the development of a human rights discourse in the public sector –including explicit equality requirements – which may further drive equality, particularly as a key aspect of effective service delivery. The most notable example of this is Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights which expressly prohibits discrimination in the operation of obligations under the Convention. This has been incorporated into UK domestic law by the Human Rights Act 1998 so that other rights – such as to a family life, to privacy, not to be denied an education, to freedom of assembly and to information – must be secured in a non-discriminatory way. Equally, socioeconomic disadvantage and particularly its intersection
The Dynamics of Managing Diversity By Gill Kirton, Anne-Marie Greene
The role of the government in upholding the rule or law and protecting vulnerable members of society from discriminatory treatment varies
Why re-invigorating the equality agenda is an institutional priority
Equality
Perhaps more than any other country in Europe, the UK has well-established equality law and practice, originating with the Race Relations Act of 1965, but based on a longer history of struggle for equality. In 2011 public bodies, including higher education institutions (HEIs), were required to respond to the implementation of the Equality Act 2010 – new legislation which extended legal protections from discrimination and which required the sector to be transparent about the progress being made towards equality for all people working or studying in our campuses. So, does this mean we have now achieved substantive equality? Is there anything …show more content…
At the same time, the past decade has seen the development of a human rights discourse in the public sector –including explicit equality requirements – which may further drive equality, particularly as a key aspect of effective service delivery. The most notable example of this is Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights which expressly prohibits discrimination in the operation of obligations under the Convention. This has been incorporated into UK domestic law by the Human Rights Act 1998 so that other rights – such as to a family life, to privacy, not to be denied an education, to freedom of assembly and to information – must be secured in a non-discriminatory way. Equally, socioeconomic disadvantage and particularly its intersection
The Dynamics of Managing Diversity By Gill Kirton, Anne-Marie Greene
The role of the government in upholding the rule or law and protecting vulnerable members of society from discriminatory treatment varies