GENDER EQUALITY: PROBLEMS‚ STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS Mari Teigen Institute for Social Research Bergen‚ 20. september 2012 Outline • Problems • Strategies • Solutions Institutt for samfunnsforskning www.samfunnsforskning.no The Principle of Gender Equality • Parity Participation / Everyones right to participate on an equal footing • • • Economical participation Cultural participation Political participation • Multi-dimensionality Institutt for samfunnsforskning
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Equality and diversity is a term used in the United Kingdom to define and champion equality‚ diversity and human rights as defining values of society. It promotes equality of opportunity for all‚ giving every individual the chance to achieve their potential‚ free from prejudice and discrimination. Equality and diversity can mean different things to different people and organisations. The term equality and diversity is defined best‚ in my opinion‚ as the prevention and elimination of discrimination
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What factors affect equality in the community? How can “equality” be defined and deconstructed to assess its components? In order to achieve equality‚ it can be studied as a result of freedom in the community. In the works of Alexis de Tocqueville‚ he addressed the role equality and individualism played in social change that impacted the state as a community. On the contrary‚ Karl Marx wrote regarding how equality can be achieved through communism and industrial liberation. The argument presented
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Unit 4222-303 Promote equality and inclusion in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings (SHC 33) Level: 3 Credit value: 2 UAN: Y/601/1437 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide range of settings. The unit introduces the concepts of equality‚ diversity and inclusion which are fundamental to such roles. Learning outcomes There are three learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will:
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stratification (Parsons‚ 1970). Whilst complete societal equality may be unattainable‚ Equal Opportunities (EO) policies aim to ‘reduce the gap’. Inequality takes different forms and there is much theoretical debate regarding which grouping variables‚ such as gender or age‚ are important. There exist three key notions of ‘equality of opportunity’: formal‚ liberal and radical. The former two are minimalist concepts‚ concerned principally with equality of opportunity - the ‘beginning’ of the process. Conversely
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The Concept of Equality Equality issues * Equality = justice/ * No – identical rights‚ opportunities + treatment * = impractical + not desirable e.g. young offenders have special treatments (immature) * Gaps in equality (preferential treatment) * Appropriate serve moral + social goals in society. * Individual differences = social + economic inequalities * Justice treating everyone equally regardless of differences * Differential treatment or discrimination
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bodies have defined gender equality in terms of human rights‚ especially women’s rights‚ and economic development.[12][13] UNICEF describes that gender equality "means that women and men‚ and girls and boys‚ enjoy the same rights‚ resources‚ opportunities and protections. It does not require that girls and boys‚ or women and men‚ be the same‚ or that they be treated exactly alike."[14] The United Nations Population Fund has declared that men and women have a right to equality.[15] "Gender equity" is
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Equality and Diversity Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favorably‚ specific to their needs‚ including areas of race‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion or belief‚ sexual orientation and age. This is so all learners feel inclusive in the session and everyone is getting the same opportunities to learn and achieve whether they have a disability or not. S Promoting equality should remove discrimination in all areas. Bullying‚ harassment
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EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY South Asian countries have fundamentally regarded economic development as a political matter. Another thing that differentiates South Asia is her commitment to egalitarianism in terms of planning. In terms of guiding beliefs‚ there is a similarity between South Asia and the West. However‚ a time dimension is involved. During West Asia’s development period‚ social welfare was still in its early stages. Social welfare was part of abstracts by scholars and even rebels
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means that there is a group and together‚ but independence means that there is one person and one thought. Which one do you prefer? In the book‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ there is no independence at first. The community all follow rules and they do not get to make any choices‚ but if they try to make a choice then they are punished. The main character‚ Equality follows the rules until he realizes that he wants to be creative and independent. He starts going to his own little tunnel every Friday and one
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