1. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY

2.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Have you ever felt that you have been treated unfairly in comparison to other(s) because:
Of your gender identity?
Of your age?
You speak a different language?
You do not have a high social status?
You do not have a high financial status?
Because your skin colour is different?
Because you come from a small region and have specific traditions?

3. WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION?
WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION?
DISCRIMINATION
(in general: “prohibited/different treatment”)
Such as
language
Ethnic or racial belonging
an unfair treatment based on:
nationality
Social background
person’s sex
religion
Others?
(New Zealand – 21 prohibited grounds)

4. COUNTERACTING DISCRIMINATION: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
COUNTERACTING DISCRIMINATION: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953)
European Social Charter (1961)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966; revised 1976)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (PART II) (1966; revised 1976)
Charter of the Fundamental Human Rights of the European Union (2000)
EU Racial Equality Directive (2000)
EU Employment Equality Directive (2000)
Prohibition of discrimination on the basis of specific grounds
New Zealand – 21 grounds of discrimination are prohibited by the Human Rights Act of 1993

5. TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION
DIRECT
DISCRIMINATION
STRUCTURAL
INDIRECT
DISCRIMINATION
Institutions create obstacles for certain groups via:
neutral condition / NO intent
Same
Situations – Different Treatment
Indirect effects
routines
norms
rules or
Disproportional negative impacts
Different
Situations – Same Treatment
Patterns of attitude and behavior

6. DIRECT, INDIRECT AND STRUCTURAL DISCRIMINATION EXAMPLES
DIRECT: an employer doesn’t want to hire women, justifying it by saying that sooner or later they get pregnant and he will have to pay allowance and social benefits while they are on maternity leave.
INDIRECT: Minimum height of 176 cm required for applying for a position of a firefighter.
STRUCTURAL: automatically placing all Roma children in special schools.

7. MULTI-DIMENSIONAL AND INTERSECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL AND INTERSECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION
Multiple discrimination
Intersectional discrimination
Discrimination on several grounds (e.g. gender and nationality)
Several discriminatory grounds intersect
(e.g. an employee employs white women and Roma men, but doesn’t employ Roma women)

8. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY
What does non-discrimination and equality means?
Are they important and why?
Are you familiar with any national frameworks to prevent discrimination? Are there such at your school?
What measures can be taken at school level to prevent discrimination and to address cases of such?

9. WORLD-CAFE FORMAT DISCUSSION
Can you think of any real example or potential case of
direct, indirect or/and structural discrimination at school?
multi-dimensional/multiple discrimination at school?
intersectional discrimination at school?
Are there any mechanisms at your school to prevent/counteract/resolve the identified cases of discrimination? If not, what do you think should be in place?
Have you felt discriminated in your role as an educator? What are the potential risks? Are there any mechanisms at school to ensure non- discrimination of staff?