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Author Archives: equalityedge
Racism in Football – 2018 and still going strong !
It doesn’t seem that difficult to imagine that racism still exists in football – as it does in so many other areas of life. Our country is so divided with the media using language that separates people, one individual from … Continue reading
Posted in discrimination, Equality & Diversity, race equality
Tagged discrimination, Kick it Out, Racism in Football
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Lego revisited – (mis)creating aspirations in the young
Last evening, I attended a Graduate Fog event called “Rethinking fair access: How level is your playing field really?” The keynote speaker was Dr Ger Graus from KidZania talking about the impact early learning has on the employment aspirations shown … Continue reading
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EU referendum – what are your thoughts?
I have the pleasure of being a friend of Malcolm Parlett, a senior Gestalt therapist and practitioner, who has recently published Future Sense, in which he offers a radical rethink and new perspectives on human wellbeing and global sustainability. During the … Continue reading
Inspired to Write – prejudice from an American airline
Why have I been so absent from this blog for the past months? Surely it is not because I have nothing to write about; indeed, it is probably quite the opposite. I watch, listen to and read the news daily … Continue reading
Posted in communication, discrimination, Language, management, Prejudice
Tagged Arabic, cultural difference, discrimination, language, prejudice
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Getting Language Right – helping immigrants settle.
I am indebted once again to my colleague and friend Chris Markiewicz, who has previously guest blogged on these pages. Yesterday, he brought the issue of accuracy in language to my attention in his blog. He suggests that getting one’s … Continue reading
Posted in communication, Equality & Diversity, Language
Tagged cultural difference, discrimination, language, Refugee, Syria
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My friends in the North
Originally posted on Chris Markiewicz's Blog:
This weekend I took a trip up to the wilds of the north east – Newcastle to be precise. It was to be only my second ever trip to that city and the…
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Tagged disability rights, employment, prejudice, Visual impairment
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Uni-Lad Culture – still going on, but a challenge at last!
I hope this short post will be the re-kindling of my efforts to write a regular article; sorry to those followers who have missed my missives. On Monday this week, The Times published an article entitled “Crisis on campus: the … Continue reading
Posted in gender equality, Sexism
Tagged Gender equality, lad culture, rugby, sexism, universities
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Women in Sport – and the workplace too!
There has been much publicity surrounding the centenary of the football match that interrupted fighting in the trenches during WW1. Indeed, Sainsbury’s have used the story in its Christmas advertising. I was intrigued by a news story last week that … Continue reading
