EQUALITY

poornima lagadapati

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What is EQUALITY?

Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents. … Equality recognizes that historically certain groups of people with protected characteristics such as race, disability, sex and sexual orientation have experienced discrimination.

How do EQUALITY matters?

Equality pays dividends at every stage of human life, from babyhood to old age. … Equality matters because human beings are creatures that thrive in societies where we are treated more as equals than as being greatly unequal in mental ability, sociability or any other kind of ability.

What are the types of EQUALITY?

Social Equality
Civil EqualityPolitical Equality
Economic Equality
Equality of Opportunity and Education
Equality of Opportunity and Education
What is EQUALITY ACT-2010?

The Equality Act 2010 prohibits all employers, service providers and providers of education, from discriminating against, harassing or victimising individuals with protected characteristics.

Unlawful discrimination would be things like:

refusing to admit a child to as school as a pupil because of their race
discouraging a female student from undertaking a course in Engineering
Any individual who believes that they have been discriminated against, harassed or victimised as defined by the Equality Act 2010 can take a claim to a tribunal or court. Legal action would normally be started within six months of the unlawful act.

To meet the needs of disabled people, the Equality Act 2010 states that reasonable adjustments can be made for disabled people, and that it is not unlawful discrimination to treat disabled people more favourably than non-disabled people because of their disability.
 
Though Government tried to remove inequality from our society by introducing various laws or by solidifying exisiting laws. But inequality in simple terms is a state of mind. And as a matter of fact no law or government can completely eradicate it if we ourselves don't practise it. In every day life, many people either makes or supports racial or unequal comments without even realising it. This happens because they are habituated with it, they witnessed it everyday while growing up and its imprinted in their subconscious minds. That is where we should be conscious enough and morally educated enough to oppose certain comments. Many people can say that they don't make any such comment but they don't stand against anyone if they hear someone making certain comments, that is not justice either. Not practicing it is our duty but opposing it if we see someone practicing it, is our duty too. Through our united and constructive effort we can someday build a society where inequality will not exist in any form.
 
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