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Board Membership of Board of Equality Authority in 2000 (Top row, left to right) Ms Kate Hayes (Chair) Mr Leonard Hurley (Vice Chair) Mr Shane Broderick (Middle row, left to right) Ms Noreen Byrne Ms Joan Carmichael Dr.Anne Clune (Bottom row, left to right) Mr Ultan Courtney Ms Carol Fawsitt Mr Paddy Keating Mr Thomas McCann Ms Marie Moynihan Ms Anne Arthur-O’Brien Board - Annual Report 2000 - The Equality Authority page 5
Introduction Niall Crowley Chief Executive Officer, The Equality Authority By Niall Crowley Chief Executive Officer New legislation and new initiatives have given a further dynamic to the pursuit of equality in Ireland.The Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000 have stimulated new energy and new commitment across a wide range of actors.The Equality Authority has been well placed and well supported to serve as a channel for this new energy and commitment.This is a time of some ambition - a time of confidence that change is possible. The scale of the challenge cannot be underestimated. A brief scan across the grounds covered by the equality legislation shows:- • Women according to ESRI, being on average paid 15.5% less than men and rarely progressing beyond middle management positions. • Migrant workers being tied into contracts with poor living and working conditions which they are in no position to challenge. • Gay men and lesbian women experiencing immense stress in coming out or in having to decide to disguise their identity. • Travellers living on the side of the road without access to basic facilities and subject to the constant threat of eviction. • Older people being stereotyped as being supposedly less dynamic, less productive, less able to learn new skills. • People with disabilities being segregated from mainstream society due to the barriers erected around them even at such a basic level as transport. • The Muslim community being depicted in the media as a safe haven for international terrorism. page 6 The Equality Authority - Annual Report 2000 - Introduction
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Page 14 and 15: Key Objective 1 “We will promote
Page 16 and 17: Launch of the Equality Authority’
Page 18 and 19: (D) Exhibitions The Equality Author
Page 20 and 21: 2. Developing Casework Activity (A)
Page 22 and 23: Guide to the Equal status Act 2000
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Page 28 and 29: Employment Equality Act Enquiries R
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Page 44 and 45: 14 Cases under the Equal Status Act
Page 46 and 47: Analysis - Enforcement underpinning
Page 48 and 49: Key Objective 2 “We will support
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Key Objective 3 “We will contribu
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progress in relation to equal oppor
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Support Pack on the Equality/Divers
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H) Women 2000: Gender Equality, Dev
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Key Objective 3 availability of pub
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Mainstreaming is developing rapidly
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The work carried out during the yea
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Building the organisation The Board
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Organogram Staff of the Equality Au
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Section 15 booklet Outlines how the
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Appendix 1 Membership of Committees
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European Union Advisory Committee o
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