Equality and Diversity - Building a Culture of ... - Equality Authority
Equality and Diversity - Building a Culture of ... - Equality Authority
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Discrimination, Harassment<br />
<strong>and</strong> Victimisation<br />
Discrimination<br />
DiScrimination<br />
means treating someone in a<br />
less favourable way than another<br />
person in a similar situation.<br />
inDirect DiScrimination<br />
occurs when a person is put under<br />
a disadvantage by a rule, practice or<br />
process which at first sight appears<br />
to be neutral.<br />
Discrimination can be direct,<br />
indirect, or by association.<br />
Direct<br />
DiScrimination<br />
occurs if a person is<br />
treated less favourably<br />
than another person in<br />
a similar situation.<br />
example: a woman is<br />
paid less than a man for<br />
doing the same job.<br />
example: an employer insists<br />
that everyone applying for a job<br />
needs a driving licence, although<br />
this is not essential to the job. This<br />
would disadvantage some people<br />
with disabilities.<br />
DiScrimination by aSSociation<br />
occurs if someone is treated less<br />
favourably than others because they are<br />
associated with someone else.<br />
example: A man in Northern Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
is discriminated against because he is<br />
married to a Catholic.<br />
Harassment<br />
haraSSment<br />
is behaviour which is unwelcome,<br />
hostile, intimidating, humiliating,<br />
or <strong>of</strong>fensive.<br />
Both types <strong>of</strong> harassment<br />
can consist <strong>of</strong> words,<br />
gestures, physical behaviour,<br />
or written materials.<br />
Sexual haraSSment<br />
is a form <strong>of</strong> unwanted<br />
behaviour <strong>of</strong> a sexual nature.<br />
example: a person sends an<br />
email to other employees<br />
with <strong>of</strong>fensive comments<br />
about a colleague.<br />
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