BEN1 / Voc. 1-11
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trait
a part of someone's character
affirmative action
if a government or an organization takes affirmative action, it gives preference to women, black people or other groups which are often treated unfairly, when it is choosing people for a job
ageism
unfair treatment of people because of their age
ageist attitude
treating people unfairly beacuse of their age
background
the type of education you have had and the jobs you have done
demographic changes
changes relating to the number of people in an area and their age, sex, whether they are married etc.
dignity at work policy
a company's plan showing how people will be treated fairly at work
discriminate against
to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way
discriminatory
marked by showing prejudice or bias in some way
diverse workforce
a group of workers who are of both sexes, many different ages, many different races, etc.
diversity
the fact of having many different types of people
diversity initiative
an action taken to increase the mixture of prople in an organization
equal opportunities
the principle of giving everyone the same opportunities and not being influenced by their skin colour, sex, etc.
equal opportunities policy
a set of ideas and rules that a company has about treating everyone in the same way and give them the same opportunities
equality
treatment od people in the same way and fairly
ethnic minority
a group of people from a perticular country or of a perticular race who are living in a country where post people are of a different nationality or race
glass ceiling
an unfair system that stops people, especially women, from getting the top jobs in a company
inclusion
when many different types of people are involved in somehting
positive discrimination
when help is given in education and amployment to groups who faced disadvantages in the past
radical discrimination
unfair treatment of someone because of their race
role
the activiteise that someone does in an organization, society or relationship
sexist attitude
an unfair belief that people should be treated differently because of their sex
social changes
chages relating to society and living together in an organized way
