Unit 11


Joel Baur
This flashcard set helps advanced English learners at the university level build a strong business vocabulary. The vocabulary flashcards cover essential terms like "social changes," "sexist attitude," and "diversity management," focusing on workplace equality and inclusion. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to study from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students, professionals, and anyone aiming to enhance their business communication skills, these cards are perfect for intermediate to advanced learners looking to refine their fluency in professional settings.
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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 ppl for a job

affirmative action (noun)

unfair treatment of people because of their age

ageism (noun)

treating people unfairly because of their age

ageist attitude (noun)

the type of education you have had and the jobs you have done

backgroud (noun)

changes relating to the number of people in an area and their age, sex, whether they are married, etc.

demographic changes (plural noun)

a company's plan showing how people will be treated fairly at work

dignity at work policy (noun)

to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way

discriminate against (verb)

marked by showing prejudice or bias in some way

discriminatory (adjective)

a group of workers who are of both sexes, many different ages, many different races, etc.

diverse workforce (noun)

the fact of having many different types of people

diversity (noun)

an action taken to increase the mixture of people in an organization

diversity initiative (noun)

how diversity is managed in a company or companies in general

diversity management (noun)

a series of actions designed to put diversity into practice

diversity programme (noun)

a company's communication about their attitude to diversity

diversity statement (noun)

a long-term plan for putting diversity into action

diversity strategy (noun)

the process of learning about diversity

diversity training (noun)

the process of teaching and learning in a school or college, or the knowledge you get from this

education (noun)

the principle of giving everyone the same opportunities and not being influenced by their skin colour, sex etc.

equal opportunities (plural noun)

a set of ideas and rules that a company has about treating everyone in the same way and giving them the same opportunities without thinking about their skin co..

equal opportunities policy (noun)

treatment of people in the same way and fairly

equality (noun)

a group of people from a particular country or of a part. Race who are living in a country where most ppl are of a different nationality or race

ethnic minority (noun)

the fact that someone belongs to a particular ethnic group

ethnicity (noun)

when people have fixed ideas about what men and women can do and what jobs they should have

gender stereotyping (noun)

an unfair system that stops people, especially women, from getting the top jobs in a company or organization

glass ceiling (noun)

when many different types of people are involved in something

inclusion (noun)

when help is given in education and employment to group who faced disadvantages in the past

positive discrimination (noun)

a group of people who are similar because they have the same skin colour or other physical features

race (noun)

unfair treatment of someone because off their race

racial discrimination (noun)

the belief that people's are influenced by their race and that members of other races are not as good as your own

racism (noun)

someone who does not like people of a different race

racist (noun)

the activities that someone does in an organization, society or relationship

role (noun)

unfair treatment of someone because they are a woman or because they are a man

sex discrimination / sexism (noun)

an unfair belief that people should be treated differently because of their sex

sexist attitude (noun)

changes relating to society and living together in an organized way

social changes (plural noun)

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