Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07

full and part-time work and workplace nurseries (Cockburn 1991;
Coyle 1995; Davidson and Burke 2000).
In the 1990s, discourse about ‘equality of opportunity’ shifted from
recruitment. Policies were devised on career progression and
promotion of minorities. There is now a greater use of ‘competence’
frameworks and systematic appraisals. The emphasis on
‘competencies’ does not necessarily mean a ‘pure’ objectivity has been
created. A greater emphasis on self-motivation and self-development
in careers may mask societal and organisational obstacles to access
equal opportunity.
2.5.2 Disability discrimination laws
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 aims to end the
discrimination that many disabled people face. This Act gives disabled
people rights in the areas of employment, education, access to goods,
facilities and services , and buying or renting land or property. The Act
also allows the government to set minimum standards so that disabled
people can use public transport easily. Furthermore the new Disability
Equality Duty (introduced in 2006) is designed to ensure that public
bodies must pay ‘due regard’ when contemplating disabled people’s
position in the workplace, whether that be basic equality or
consideration for promotion. It is argued that this disability duty will
go further in that certain public bodies will be required to actively
promote equality of opportunity for disabled individuals
(www.manches.com/text/news/news.php?id=154).
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