EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS Flashcards
Give the 9 areas contributing to the Equality Act of 2010
1) Age
2) Race
3) Sex
4) Disability
5) Marriage and Civil partnership
6) Religion
7) Gender confirmation and identity
8) Sexual orientation
9) Pregnancy and Parenthood
Define harrassment
Any action taken to degrade, humiliate or defend one part of an interaction
Define victimisation
Treating someone badly due to them making a complaint of discrimination (may occur by association)
Give some ways of age discrimination
Recruitment and promotion
Access to healthcare
How can choice of language cause age discrimination?
It can be undermining or patronising eg. “I was looking after a lovely little old lady”
What is the difference between equality and equity?
Equality refers to the state of being equal whereas equity refers to the state of fairness
How is equity shown with regards to age and Covid-19?
Older population more susceptible to symptoms therefore receive vaccine quicker/greater protection against the virus
Which fronts can racial discrimination be made?
1) Skin colour
2) Nationality
3) Ethnic group
How are race and Covid-19 linked?
BaME are at an increased risk of Covid-19 infection
How has medical education failed certain races?
Education largely focused around people from a white background (eg. clinical signs in black and brown skin)
What is the main form of sex discrimination?
Women unfairly discriminated against
What is sex based harrassment?
Harassment because of your sex
Give an example of sex based harassment
Undermining a colleague because it’s “that time of the month”
What is sexual harassment?
When unwanted sexual attention is placed on someone
Give different types of sexual harassment
Through action
Verbally
Implicitly
Via social media
What is gender?
The social construct of sex, foundational to many people’s identities
Which two acts protect against discrimination against gender?
The Equality Act 2010 and The Gender Recognition Act 2004
What is the difference in discrimination protection between the Equality and Gender Recognition Acts?
The Equality Act promotes everyone being treated as the sex/gender they identify as whereas The Gender Recognition Act provides greater protections for those who legally change their gender
What does the Gender Recognition Act 2004 enable?
Transexual people to receive a Gender Recognition Certificate and retrospectively alters documentation
What do you do when you don’t know someone’s pronouns?
Ask them/Use their name
How does The Equality Act 2010 protect in pregnancy and maternity?
Protect during pregnancy and for 26 weeks following the day you have given birth, being unfairly treated due to your maternal role after this would be direct sex discrimination
How does The Equality Act 2010 cover stillbirths?
Still protected against discrimination as long as you were pregnant for at least 24 weeks
Give an example of how Covid-19 has affected maternity
Bereavement care affected as women sent home more quickly after a miscarriage or stillbirth
What does The Equality Act 2010 cover in terms of sexuality?
It protects bi-, homo- and heterosexuality against discrimination
What areas of sexuality are not covered by The Equality Act 2010?
Allosexuality to asexuality
How can discrimination against sexuality arise?
Direct, by perception, or association
Which characteristics of people are not protected by the Marriage and Civil Partnership aspect of The Equality Act 2020?
Single
Living with someone as a couple neither married nor civil partners
Engaged to be married but not married
Divorced or a person whose civil partnership has been dissolved
What are the possibilities of discrimination of Marriage and Civil Partnership?
Direct, indirect and victimisation
Give an example of discrimination against married people or people in civil partnerships
A married women is more likely to take maternity leave therefore shouldn’t be employed
What is the overlap to do with religious discrimination?
Racist discrimination
How does religious discrimination often occur?
By association not directed
How has Covid-19 affected religious people?
Loss of places of worship, potential loneliness as a result
What is disability?
A physical or mental impairment that has substantial and long term (>12 months) negative effects on your ability to do normal daily activities
How does The Equality Act 2010 affect you clinically?
You have rights
You will need to be a patient advocate
You will also need to check your own biases and recognise your privilege
