Publications and resources 

It is known that one of the main reasons why inequality persists in Britain today is a lack of awareness and shared understanding of what equality means. Surveys on equality often focus on discrim Read more...

by Norma Hurley, Blake Stevenson on behalf of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
17th November 2008

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Classifications Equality, Reports

This research has been commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to examine the likely future pension incomes of disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Overall, i Read more...

by Adam Steventon and Carlos Sanchez
17th November 2008

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Classifications Disability, Race, Working and earning, Reports

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Classifications Gender, Reports

This first anniversary booklet gives a flavour of the Commission's work over so far, by highlighting the stories of 10 people whose lives have somehow been touched by the Commission. Some of Read more...

by Equality and Human Rights Commission
5th November 2008

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Classifications Corporate, Information guides, Promotional items

The Commission commissioned this review as part of its remit to map the equalities landscape across England, Scotland and Wales.

The report examines the exte Read more...

by Sylvia Walby, Jo Armstrong and Les Humphreys, Lancaster University
24th October 2008

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Classifications Age, Disability, Equality, Gender, Human Rights

This Easy read guide about the Commission explains who we are, why we are here and what we do. Read more...

by Equality and Human Rights Commission
1st October 2008

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Classifications Corporate, Equality, Human Rights, Individuals, Information guides

Five years on from the first Sex and Power report, the Commission has published this report, its first survey on women in positions of power. The Sex and Power 2008 report is part of the Commission' Read more...

by Equality and Human Rights Commission
4th September 2008

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Classifications Gender, Equality, Working and earning, Policy makers, Employers

Five years on from the first Sex and Power index, the Commission has published this updated edition and asks why so little has changed. We argue that in 21st century Scotland,we can no longer look Read more...

by Equality and Human Rights Commission
1st September 2008

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Classifications Gender, Equality, Working and earning, Individuals, Employers

This guide is designed to look at what human rights mean in the context of everyday life, how they have affected real people and why they are therefore so important.

It aims to give you a c Read more...

by Equality and Human Rights Commission
1st September 2008

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Classifications Human Rights, Individuals, Information guides

A guide to workplace diversity. The publication provides advice on how to identify, nurture and promote talent. It contains good examples of employers who have successfully created a more diverse wor Read more...

by The CBI and TUC, supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission

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Classifications Working and earning, Equality, Employers, Advisers, Service providers