The Effective Bystander

Bystanders can intervene to challenge inappropriate conduct in many different ways. This course explains why it’s important to take action if you witness unacceptable behaviour and sets out a range of effective strategies. As bystanders in our everyday and working lives, we all have a responsibility to take action when we witness bullying, harassment, and […]

Understanding Equality Impact Assessments

An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) will help you analyse your policies and practices to make sure they do not discriminate against or disadvantage people and that they promote equality in your organisation. Integrated, cyclical EIAs are a highly effective means of enabling organisations to benchmark progress in matching their policies’ actual equality outcomes to their […]

Working Effectively with the Equality Act

The Equality Act legally protects people from harassment, victimization and discrimination in the workplace and in wider society on the grounds of certain ‘protected characteristics’. These are: age, race, disability, religion or belief, gender, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership and sexual orientation. Using a combination of drama and commentary from leading […]

Fostering Intercultural Skills

Have you ever thought about how many different cultures there are in the world? How many cultural factors contribute to diversity among peoples, and what are the most significant ones? The world is increasingly connected, distances are getting shorter and it’s no longer so strange to meet people from distant countries. In this course, you […]

Gender Discrimination: A Few Examples

Discrimination violates a person’s dignity. It’s a sign of prejudice and harassment that often goes unnoticed because of perpetrators’ and victims’ lack of awareness. Discrimination and harassment affects the workplace, leading to poorer performance, demotivation, hostility and distrust. The work environment becomes toxic and hostile. People start to isolate themselves. So, what can we do? […]

Gender Discrimination: A Form of Gender Discrimination – Sexual Harassment

Discrimination violates a person’s dignity. It’s a sign of prejudice and harassment that often goes unnoticed because of perpetrators’ and victims’ lack of awareness. Discrimination and harassment affects the workplace, leading to poorer performance, demotivation, hostility and distrust. The work environment becomes toxic and hostile. People start to isolate themselves. So, what can we do? […]

Gender Discrimination: How It Affects the Workplace

Discrimination violates a person’s dignity. It’s a sign of prejudice and harassment that often goes unnoticed because of perpetrators’ and victims’ lack of awareness. Discrimination and harassment affects the workplace, leading to poorer performance, demotivation, hostility and distrust. The work environment becomes toxic and hostile. People start to isolate themselves. So, what can we do? […]

Gender Discrimination: Introduction – Getting Started

Discrimination violates a person’s dignity. It’s a sign of prejudice and harassment that often goes unnoticed because of perpetrators’ and victims’ lack of awareness. Discrimination and harassment affects the workplace, leading to poorer performance, demotivation, hostility and distrust. The work environment becomes toxic and hostile. People start to isolate themselves. So, what can we do? […]

Gender Discrimination: Recognising and Responding to Harassment – What to Do

Discrimination violates a person’s dignity. It’s a sign of prejudice and harassment that often goes unnoticed because of perpetrators’ and victims’ lack of awareness. Discrimination and harassment affects the workplace, leading to poorer performance, demotivation, hostility and distrust. The work environment becomes toxic and hostile. People start to isolate themselves. So, what can we do? […]

Getting on with Others

Do you sometimes feel ignored, rejected or excluded from a conversation? Do you shut yourself off or do you raise your defenses? In this course, we’ll see how to get on the same wavelength – the first step for a constructive relationship.