The main aim of this research study is to consider opinions and the way address equality and diversity towards their employees within the UK music industry. This proposal suggests that this can be done by two means of methodological research; a literature review and also gathering data from qualitative and quantitative methods. Research will be particularly aimed at all of the most important factors surrounding equality, diversity and the manifestations of discrimination. The UK can be seen as an unequal industry to work in when we talk about inequalities and diversity in the music industry sector. The word diversity stands for the differences in each individual and how they are unique. Differences can be both visual and non visual such as, gender, religion, race, social class, age or mental health. The word equality has a meaning that each individual should be valued, accepted and treated equally regardless. ‘Imagine, for a minute, a workplace where everyone is the same. All of the workers are of the same ethnicity, gender, educational background, and socioeconomic standing. With a team of people essentially cut from the same cloth, where do the new ideas come from? How will the company ever be able to see things form a different point of view?’ (Research and Markets, 2010:2). Equality and diversity is important for both the individuals and the business. In the late 1960s the civil rights movement and equal pay campaign emerged the awareness of the modern evolution of
During the last part of this century, businesses and organizations have heavily relied on affirmative actions laws to ensure equal employment opportunities. The failure of this dependence upon legislation is that is doesn't address the full spectrum of diversity in the workplace (6). Affirmative actions laws have limitations, discriminating against people holding protected-class status such as women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans,
As a worker it’s your responsibility to have equality of opportunity that involves ethnicity, age, sexuality, race, gender, religion, and social class. This is an important way how to treat a person through equality not to be discriminated. Throughout your work you should actively promote equality of opportunity as a value and principles. For example: in St.
Equal Opportunity has been an important facet of our society in America, particularly since Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his well-known speech, “I have a dream,” to our nation on August 28, 1963 (Historybits: Exploring True History). There have been many social programs started in order to make changes in
Making sure equality and diversity procedures are followed in a business environment will impacts on overall success of organisation. By recognising the strengths of differences between individuals company can get a great advantage in terms of employee motivation and clients satisfaction.
Diversity is about difference, and its value is richness and variety that different people bring to society.
6. Briefly explain the benefits of making sure equality and diversity procedures are followed in a business environment. Your answer should include one benefit for the employer, one benefit for the employee and one benefit for the overall organisation.
Equality is important and means treating everyone fairly and giving everyone the opportunity to feel included.
The issue of diversity in the workplace surfaced as the world began to change. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed egregious forms of discrimination against African Americans and women for all forms of segregation. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 terminated unequal applications in voter registration, racial segregation in schools, the workplace, and all facilities that offered services to the general public. (Civil.Law.com) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened the door for many Americans to advance in the workplace and schools. As the decades moved forward the Civil Rights Act of 1964 need to be updated to adapt to the new changes in the world. The Civil Rights
The topic of minorities in the workforce and how the struggle to accomplish equal treatment in today’s workforce is nothing new to our society. For centuries we have been concerned that by bringing together our different backgrounds, skills, and experiences, as well as the many businesses of this great
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws have helped shape the workforce today and they have greatly contributed to the introduction of diversity in the working environment. No longer are people rejected of employment based on their race, gender, age, or disability. The labor force has increased from 62 million people in 1950 to over 159 million people in the labor force today (Toolsi). The passing of the EEO laws proved to be a great advancement in the diversity of the workforce and treatment of employees, but it was a tremendous battle to get where we are today. Before the passing of these laws, unequal treatment was normal and discrimination was common among the majority of employers. This made acquiring employment difficult and caused many people to be unemployed. Three Equal Employment Opportunity laws that helped diminish these discriminatory practices were Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. For each law, I will describe what it enforces and explain the actions that happened in society and the workplace that made these laws necessary. I will discuss important political figures that contributed to the passing of these laws. Lastly, I will examine how each law has improved human resources and has led to better management of employees overall.
Major forms of inequality such as race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc., have been known to make a presence in the music industry. Whether an artist chooses to address the situation in a positive or negative way, it is very clear as to which issue of inequality is being addressed. To get a better picture of how inequality in music takes place, “Born This Way by Lady Gaga, “Just a Girl by No Doubt, and Macklemore’s “Same Love” will be examined and evaluated pertaining to which form of inequality is present in each song. Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” focuses on the subordinate races/ethnicities along with the concept of nonheterosexuality, No Doubt’s “Just a Girl” focuses on how females tend to be looked down upon and negatively stereotyped,
The purpose of my study is not to take any sides but rather to inform how gender gaps in the music industry still exist and plays a big role in society and the workplace, and to show how women feel and think about this issue as well as the challenges women face, for being in a career that it is view as a male dominating industry, and the complications and obstacles that come with it, such as gender discrimination, sexism, and sex symbols.
In conclusion it has been proven that inequality still exists within companies. If women want to be paid based off their skills and not their gender, they need to become aware of the fact that this problem is still around and fight to get rid of it. Carol Hymowitz’s article reflects on the need to make a change in businesses around the world to offer diversity and equality. The change has to start with women coming together and taking a stand against discrimination. With constant change and growth within our country, there is no reason
Equal opportunities are very important in the modern workplace. Providing equal opportunities involves providing the same opportunities to all the employees and prospective employees regardless of their sex, age, disabilities, ethnic origins, sexual orientations etc. Equal opportunities allow the employee to have rights therefore the employer is unable to take advantage, discriminate or manipulate staff. Employers have an element of power over their employees but by having the law on the side of the employees, employers therefore need to think twice before discriminating in any form. Organisations will need to ensure that there is no unlawful or unfair discrimination. Employees are not stupid – a company that behaves badly
The paper will present a case study on the diversity and equality issues in the world’s largest broadcasting network, BBC. The company has employed around 24000 employees. It aims to reflect its audience with the diverse workforce as diversity is considered as a vital success factor of organisation. The company needs to focus on managing the diversity so that it can engage its audience as it targets the diverse people, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, faith and religion, sexual orientation, political affiliation social and background. Since the audience is