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Diversity News Feed

This news feed page gathers information from relevant and reliable sources covering the various themes of Diversity.

Millions of baby boomers fear age discrimination, 9 in 10 support Equality Bill pledge to scrap ageism (11 May 2009)

Baby boomers are not slowing down, new research for the Commission reveals, but they clearly fear being stopped in their tracks by ageism. Polling for the Commission by YouGov found... Read More

Commission announces £10 million funding programme for voluntary and community sector (08 May 2009)

8 May 2009 The Commission today announced a new £10.2 million Strategic Funding Programme, providing three-year project-based funding of up to £450,000 for community and voluntary sector organisations. A first... Read More

Commission announces new plan to address safety and security of disabled people (29 Apr 2009)

29 April 2009 A report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission announces a three point plan to address the safety and security of disabled people and commits... Read More

Commission supports global call to end discrimination at UN anti-racism conference (27 Apr 2009)

The Commission today (27 April 2009) welcomed the Outcome Document (PDF) which was adopted at the United Nations anti-racism conference this week. The Commission re-iterates the UN’s view that: ´Cultural... Read More

Commission Chair welcomes new Equality Bill (27 Apr 2009)

27 April 2009 Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission, today said the Equality Bill will ´remove the roadblocks to finding the talent to drive our economic recovery.´ Responding to... Read More

Commission to undertake consultation into gender pay gap (27 Apr 2009)

The Commission is to begin a programme of consultation with the private sector to develop a set of measures for reporting on the gender pay gap, following a request from... Read More

Commission´s enforcement team takes on more than 300 cases in first 18 months (21 Apr 2009)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has now used its enforcement powers on 337 occasions. Around one third of these cases have been resolved and the rest are ongoing, according... Read More

Calling All Disabled Artists (09 Apr 2009)

A joint committee of representatives from a number of disability organisations are organising Disability Pride 2010. This exciting event will take place at the Oval Basin, Cardiff Bay on Saturday... Read More

Commission Chair connects to young people online (26 Mar 2009)

Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Trevor Phillips, is taking part in an internet discussion for online charity YouthNet on Thursday 26 March. The charity is inviting young... Read More

Britain’s most powerful Muslim woman named (25 Mar 2009)

Conservative Peer Baroness Warsi named as Britain’s most powerful Muslim Woman 25 March 2009 Baroness Warsi, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action, has been named as... Read More