EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS

Question 1

Give the 9 areas contributing to the Equality Act of 2010

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Define harrassment

Answer 2

Any action taken to degrade, humiliate or defend one part of an interaction

Question 3

Define victimisation

Answer 3

Treating someone badly due to them making a complaint of discrimination (may occur by association)

Question 4

Give some ways of age discrimination

Answer 4

Recruitment and promotion

Access to healthcare

Question 5

How can choice of language cause age discrimination?

Answer 5

It can be undermining or patronising eg. “I was looking after a lovely little old lady”

Question 6

What is the difference between equality and equity?

Answer 6

Equality refers to the state of being equal whereas equity refers to the state of fairness

Question 7

How is equity shown with regards to age and Covid-19?

Answer 7

Older population more susceptible to symptoms therefore receive vaccine quicker/greater protection against the virus

Question 8

Which fronts can racial discrimination be made?

Answer 8

1) Skin colour
2) Nationality
3) Ethnic group

Question 9

How are race and Covid-19 linked?

Answer 9

BaME are at an increased risk of Covid-19 infection

Question 10

How has medical education failed certain races?

Answer 10

Education largely focused around people from a white background (eg. clinical signs in black and brown skin)

Question 11

What is the main form of sex discrimination?

Answer 11

Women unfairly discriminated against

Question 12

What is sex based harrassment?

Answer 12

Harassment because of your sex

Question 13

Give an example of sex based harassment

Answer 13

Undermining a colleague because it’s “that time of the month”

Question 14

What is sexual harassment?

Answer 14

When unwanted sexual attention is placed on someone

Question 15

Give different types of sexual harassment

Answer 15

Through action
Verbally
Implicitly
Via social media

Question 16

What is gender?

Answer 16

The social construct of sex, foundational to many people’s identities

Question 17

Which two acts protect against discrimination against gender?

Answer 17

The Equality Act 2010 and The Gender Recognition Act 2004

Question 18

What is the difference in discrimination protection between the Equality and Gender Recognition Acts?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What does the Gender Recognition Act 2004 enable?

Answer 19

Transexual people to receive a Gender Recognition Certificate and retrospectively alters documentation

Question 20

What do you do when you don’t know someone’s pronouns?

Answer 20

Ask them/Use their name

Question 21

How does The Equality Act 2010 protect in pregnancy and maternity?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

How does The Equality Act 2010 cover stillbirths?

Answer 22

Still protected against discrimination as long as you were pregnant for at least 24 weeks

Question 23

Give an example of how Covid-19 has affected maternity

Answer 23

Bereavement care affected as women sent home more quickly after a miscarriage or stillbirth

Question 24

What does The Equality Act 2010 cover in terms of sexuality?

Answer 24

It protects bi-, homo- and heterosexuality against discrimination

Question 25

What areas of sexuality are not covered by The Equality Act 2010?

Answer 25

Allosexuality to asexuality

Question 26

How can discrimination against sexuality arise?

Answer 26

Direct, by perception, or association

Question 27

Which characteristics of people are not protected by the Marriage and Civil Partnership aspect of The Equality Act 2020?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What are the possibilities of discrimination of Marriage and Civil Partnership?

Answer 28

Direct, indirect and victimisation

Question 29

Give an example of discrimination against married people or people in civil partnerships

Answer 29

A married women is more likely to take maternity leave therefore shouldn’t be employed

Question 30

What is the overlap to do with religious discrimination?

Answer 30

Racist discrimination

Question 31

How does religious discrimination often occur?

Answer 31

By association not directed

Question 32

How has Covid-19 affected religious people?

Answer 32

Loss of places of worship, potential loneliness as a result

Question 33

What is disability?

Answer 33

A physical or mental impairment that has substantial and long term (>12 months) negative effects on your ability to do normal daily activities

Question 34

How does The Equality Act 2010 affect you clinically?

Answer 34

You have rights
You will need to be a patient advocate
You will also need to check your own biases and recognise your privilege