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INEQUALITY IN SCOTLAND
The following are identified as key factors:
Opportunities and resources
Poverty/low income: poverty, low income and economic inactivity have different effects on different people. There is recognition of both relative poverty (that is, the gap between the rich and poor) and absolute poverty (for example, having an income that is below a certain fixed amount).
Access to services: this includes a wide range of services such as housing, leisure, transport, justice and healthcare; equal access to advice and guidance; and voice and dignity when using services.
Employment: the key issues are access to and progression within the labour market, equal pay and tackling discrimination in the workplace.
Education: key issues here are bullying and harassment in schools, segregation resulting from dividing children into mainstream/special and state/private schools and inequality of educational attainment.
Health: the key issues are inequality in access to health advice and guidance and inequality of health outcomes.
Attitudes and awareness
Discrimination, social exclusion and lack of participation: the key issues include limited opportunities for participation in society (including digital exclusion) and in community groups, the impact of negative attitudes, and a lack of awareness of the needs and abilities of specific groups.
Targeted violence and safety (physical security): the key issues include domestic abuse, targeted violence and other violations of physical security.
Also included here are concerns about public violence and domestic abuse associated with sectarian football matches. Targeted victimisation and harassment based on visible or perceived differences also affect safety and freedom of expression.
Equality and Human Rights Commission; Research report 61 2010 http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is Great Britain’s national equality body and has been awarded an ‘A’ status as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by the United Nations.
Their job is to help make Britain fairer. They do this by safeguarding and enforcing the laws that protect people’s rights to fairness, dignity and respect. Find out more here:
