equal opportunity
Level playing field
Equal opportunity is the principle that people should have the same chances regardless of race, sex, religion, or other personal characteristics.
The phrase appears most often in employment contexts: an equal opportunity employer.
It can modify other nouns: equal opportunity housing, equal opportunity lending.
Used loosely, it describes something that affects everyone indiscriminately: Cancer is an equal opportunity killer.
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- EEOCFederal workplace discrimination agency
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- employment lawStatutes governing workplace relations
anti-discrimination · compliance · quota system · disability rights · age discrimination · labor standards · hiring practices · protected class
Without physical obstructions
- accessibleAble to be reached
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- universal designCreating spaces usable by all
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
ramp · wheelchair · assistive technology · adaptive · mobility · inclusion · participation · outreach
Depiction or likeness
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- genderSocial identity category
inclusion · pluralism · intersectionality · underrepresented · minority · cultural competence · belonging · heterogeneity
Freedom from prejudice
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
- meritocracyAdvancement through demonstrated ability
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
fair treatment · neutrality · unbiased · justice · egalitarianism · fair chance · transparency · accountability
affirmative action
Programs boosting marginalized representation
- EEOCFederal workplace discrimination agency
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
employment law · anti-discrimination · compliance · quota system · disability rights · age discrimination · labor standards · hiring practices · protected class · disparate impact
barrier-free
Without physical obstructions
- accessibleAble to be reached
- ADAThree-letter abbreviation, multiple meanings
- universal designCreating spaces usable by all
accommodation · ramp · wheelchair · assistive technology · adaptive · mobility · inclusion · participation · outreach · recruitment
representation
Depiction or likeness
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
gender · inclusion · pluralism · intersectionality · underrepresented · minority · cultural competence · belonging · heterogeneity · parity
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
- meritocracyAdvancement through demonstrated ability
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
objectivity · fair treatment · neutrality · unbiased · justice · egalitarianism · fair chance · transparency · accountability · due process
- Disability Rightsdisability rights, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, accessibility
- education rightseducation rights, free education, public education, compulsory education, student rights
- equalityegalitarian, egalitarianism, equitable, parity, fairness
- gender equalitygender parity, women's rights, gender discrimination, gender justice, women's suffrage
- Workplace Discriminationage discrimination, disability discrimination, gender bias, pregnancy discrimination, race discrimination
- workplace equityfair employment, fair hiring, fair treatment, workplace diversity, diversity hiring
equal opportunityfavoritism
Preferential treatment of some
nepotism · discrimination · cronyism · bias · patronage
equal opportunitycaste system
Hereditary class division
aristocracy · hereditary privilege · class system · oligarchy · plutocracy
equal opportunitybirthright
Entitlement from origin
legacy admission · family connections · pedigree · social capital · blue blood
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