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What does equal opportunities mean?

Equal opportunities are everything is equal to anyone no matter who they are.

Research on the Internet and find out how equal opportunities apply to: Equal opportunities apply to housing by allowing people to have home in whatever situation they are in.

The first example has been completed for you: Public housing – Greenwich Housing Association

It is important to have equal opportunities in housing because everyone needs a home to live in.

Private housing – Berkeley Homes in Woolwich Arsenal Sometime people don’t get equal opportunities to housing because they may to be able to afford the home

Equal opportunities applies to education by allowing everyone to attend school no matter what circumstance they are in

It is important to have equal opportunities in education because everyone deserves to get grades to work

Sometime people don’t get equal opportunities to education because some schools are private and have to pay to go to. They have better resources and that is why they pay more.

Equal opportunities applies to healthcare by allowing free health for everyone.

It is important to have equal opportunities in healthcare because some people may not be able to afford to get their health sorted out.

Sometime people don’t get equal opportunities to healthcare because some healthcare’s charge to go to.

Equal opportunities apply to employment by applying for different jobs and careers. And also having good qualifications.

It is important to have equal employment in healthcare because everyone can get the same diseases and illnesses and everyone needs the same treatment.

Sometime people don’t get equal opportunities to employment because they do have the grades for the jobs and they may not be suitable

Pick two groups from the list below. Explain the problems that people have giving equal opportunities to people in these groups:     

Disabled Gender LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Ethnic groups Age

Equal opportunity applies to gender by giving the chance to both males and females to take part in the same jobs and get paid the same.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business14721839 this web site explains the gap between payment towards male and female workers in the UK.

It is important to have equal opportunities for this group because it is not fair to pay one more and the other less

The problems happen when It is obvious that there is a large gap between the payments.

Equal opportunities applies to all the people around the world by instigating people to fight for their right and to follow the law

It is important to have equal opportunities for this group because both females and males are capable of doing the same things

The problems happen when When people discriminate‌

http://www.prospects.a c.uk/equal_opportunities.htm this website shows how there are equal opportunities in employment in the UK.