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The irony of the Women and Equalities Minister @trussliz outlining "the Government's new approach to equality" at a @CPSThinkTank event without British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation or live captions... https://twitter.com/GEOgovuk/status/1339492833745580033
And now we've had the first mention of "people with disabilities".
Looks like disabled people aren't going to be a big part of this new approach...
Looks like disabled people aren't going to be a big part of this new approach...
@trussliz: "We will move well beyond the narrow focus of protected characteristics."
Quite a concerning comment when this is an integral part of the Equality Act 2010.
Quite a concerning comment when this is an integral part of the Equality Act 2010.
Another weird phrase from Liz: "Self-bigotry of low expectations".
I think this is more a case of internalised oppression.
I think this is more a case of internalised oppression.
"Too often the equality debate has been dominated [...] by those who believe that people are defined by their protected characteristic - not by their individual character" - @trussliz
With respect, Minister, I'm proud to define as disabled. #BeingDisabledDoesDefineMe
With respect, Minister, I'm proud to define as disabled. #BeingDisabledDoesDefineMe
The Woman and Equalities Minister talks about @EHRC focussing on "fair treatment for all" and 'challenging group think', rather than "freelance campaigning".
"We will not limit our fight for fairness to the 9 protected characteristics [...] While it's true that people in these groups suffer discrimination, the focus on [this] has led to a narrowing of the equality debate that overlooks socio-economic status and geographic inequality."
"This debate has been framed by 'which group are you in', which protected characteristic are you part of, rather than saying every individual should have the chances and opportunities of success, and we are going to root out the barriers to those success [sic]." - @trussliz
"The equality debate has been focussed on trying to fix the outcome - and there's things like quotas and targets - rather than fixing the system which is essentially broken and not fair enough." - @trussliz
"Frankly everybody in the population is in a protected characteristic, because [of] the protected characteristic of sex - that includes both men and women - and [...] race - that includes both white people and black people.
"We've got to just stop looking through those lenses."
"We've got to just stop looking through those lenses."
"I think somebody's character, is more important than their protected characteristic. This is why I think we need an equality debate that is focussed on the outcomes for individuals and [...] how we stop looking people entirely though those lenses." - @trussliz
