Australians' Belief in Equal Employment Opportunity

With the world renown hallmark as the ‘lucky country’, it can be difficult to comprehend how the very people we have to thank for the prosperous land on which we live, are amongst the most disadvantaged in the world, rivalling many from developing countries. The dispossession of land, displacement of Australia’s first people and unremitting discrimination since European settlement, has given rise to intergenerational disadvantage in areas such as education, employment and health (***). Whilst the three areas are intertwined, education is unmistakably a quintessential vehicle for building resilience and improving socioeconomic outcomes for Indigenous Australians(***). Teachers and schools alike play a key role in acknowledging and addressing past and present injustices through:

* Equality means treating people in a way that is appropriate for their needs. For example, an individual not able to mobilise efficiently but has been told they can’t use the lift they have to use the stairs like everyone else. This is not a great way to cater to the

There is a strong relation between education and employment. At higher levels of education there is no employment gap between the indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.

Equality- means treating people in a way which is appropriate for their needs.make sure they have fair treatment and access to opportunities even if they

Equal opportunity is to assure everyone of each sexual orientation, gender, class, religious credences, and race has an equal opportunity as anyone. Each person regardless of the race or religion can make use offered opportunity and to exceed their potential

If it is to be achieved, first one must know what equality is. The dictionary definition of equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities, but equal is a poor portrayal

A further perspective is presented by Paula England. In her book, Comparable Worth: Theories and Evidence, England acknowledges and agrees with neoclassical economists that all sorts of discrimination will eventually erode in competitive markets however, due to the considerable length of time required to achieve it, Paula suggests government action is necessary. In achieving pay equity England advocates a policy in which employers use a system job evaluation comparing those typically held by men and others typically held by women within boundaries based off job similarities. She addresses a critique made by opponents of pay equity that suggest the real problem is occupational segregation, and that government should be directing policies to ensure women have access to higher-paying (typically male) jobs. England challenges this critique from both economic and sociological views where she believes women should not have to change jobs to qualify for wages uncontaminated by gender bias. This goes against Milton’s view of working your way up from the bottom, as female dominated roles pay less of those dominated by males suggesting you’d need to change industries in order to work your way up to achieve higher wages. Similar to Novitz and Jaber, England is a strong advocate for government intervention in achieving pay equity for women; she believes policies surrounding job evaluation should be used to assess which jobs are deemed comparable opposed to simply require government

Lesley Jacobs’ work “Pursuing Equal Opportunities” first sets out to provide a theoretical model from which to provide normative foundations for proposing social policies that regulate competition for scarce resources, as well as for the purposes of critiquing them. Jacobs advocates for equal opportunities as a regulative ideal, and the model he uses to justify this is three-dimensional and radical in this way as it includes the addition of “stake-fairness” to “procedural fairness” and “background fairness,” which previous models have not fully articulated. The addition of stakes fairness allows for Jacobs to set the foundation for his equal opportunities ideal in opposition to John Rawls who objected to equal opportunities on the basis of natural inequalities.

It is quite possible that people often misinterpret what exactly fairness in business, or is it a question of equality; however, as one researches what is fair, that in itself becomes debatable, in fact, this discussion would take volumes to cover the scope of what is fair, what is equality in business (Equality of opportunity. 2018). More so, we can isolate what is "fair" in business to this term, "advantage" (Ferrell, Fraedrich, Ferrell, 2015). Furthermore, can

Chapter 4 "Equal Opportunity and Democratic Community", examines the concern of who gets what in our society under the umbrella of justice of our social institutions. Consequent perspectives and reasonable thinking for any given situation was provided within the case’ samples; always with the purpose to maximize the conviction of a decision making and correct resource allocations.

For a long time socioeconomic status and social class has been seen as a strong predictor of student achievement. Australia, like many of our fellow first world nations is very much a ‘you reap what you sow’ nation, but how can we expect those whom are disadvantaged to reap without giving them seeds? In the same respect, can you expect the same results from each individual student in a class to be the same when each of them has different social makeups, interests, experiences and learning speeds? The aims of good sociology, and in turn, education is the recognition that gender, class, race, ethnicity, sexuality and age all make a dramatic difference to how people access or fail to access, experience or fail to experience the benefits of

High unemployment (and underemployment) have several costs on Australian society. One of the key impacts of high unemployment are the heightened levels of inequality (REF). As young Australians experience higher unemployment (and underemployment) than the average Australian, they also experience significantly higher levels of inequality (REF).

This essay has three main parts; it will attempt to provide an answer to the question. What is equality? The term equality has many connotations in the English language; therefore, it will be necessary to use it in the societal context. It will be required to take a brief look at the history of equality using examples and references from such writers as Marx, and Tawney. Following on, a more current outline will be used to provide a more up to date perspective. The assignment will then proceed to give a definition, with examples, to the meaning of equal opportunity. For the purpose this essay the, more, general term will be used to describe equal opportunity. Attention will also be paid to the relevant legislation that underpins equal

Inequality is a concept which expands over different locations, societies and time in history. It surrounds us in everyday life and has become normalised to the point that one does not pay a second thought. This concept is often not recognised if not for awareness or education on the subject. Yet, it is also important to think about the causes of such outcomes, for example the use of discrimination. This divides people simply based on their race, sex, age and even gender, often making it hard to grab certain opportunities. Discrimination, in one way or another, then becomes the stem of inequalities in certain areas - such as the workplace. Specifically for the female population in several countries.

Poverty is the issue that many countries are facing and try to figure out a method for managing poverty in order to ensure the wellbeing of their citizens, Developed countries like Australia is also confronting a destitution issue in their citizen. Poverty can be characterized from various perspectives, which depend on each country’s standard. Here, poverty can be defined as an economic condition of lacking both money and basic necessities needed to successful in life, particularly for those who are socioeconomically and educationally disadvantaged. As a matter of fact, all around the world, indigenous people are the underprivileged groups in terms of economy, society and education compared to their counterparts on the range of social indicators. International research has been discovered that one of the most disadvantaged groups in the world is Indigenous Australians (Cooke, Mitrou, Lawrences, Guimond, & Bravoing, 2007; Hill, Barker, & Vos, 2007; Ring & Brown, 2003). For this situation, Australian governments are finding the solution to poverty by establishing many policies and programs. this essay will demonstrate that education is considered to be a long-term solution for poverty and current policies and programs for disadvantaged groups in Australia will be evaluated.