unit 8 - Diversity

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This lesson contains 50 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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Diversity

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Slide 2 - Slide

What is the main reason for companies to manage diversity?

Slide 3 - Open question

The 4 main reasons for a business to manage diversity are:


  • to improve productivity and competitiveness
  • to encourage better working relationships among workers
  • to enhance social responsibility
  • to fulfil legal requirements  

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What ways are there to be discriminated against?

Slide 5 - Open question

Examples 
  • Racism 
  • Ageism 
  • Sexism 
  • Homophobia 
  • Transphobia 
  • Discrimination on the grounds of disability 
  • Discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief 
  • Discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy and maternity

Slide 6 - Slide

Reading - p46

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Why has each person experienced discrimination? 

Slide 8 - Slide

Andrew

Slide 9 - Open question

Carmen

Slide 10 - Open question

Hind

Slide 11 - Open question

Leon

Slide 12 - Open question

Marta

Slide 13 - Open question

Now read the text carefully and answer questions 1 to 5
  1. Why does Andrew believe that discrimination against disabled people on health grounds is wrong?
  2. Why does Carmen think she is unlikely to get the manager's job?
  3. Why does Hind think the question she was asked is inappropriate?
  4. What does Leon bring to the job? What does he think the potential problem is?
  5. Why does Marta think employers are prejudiced? 

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1. Why does Andrew believe that discrimination against disabled people on health grounds is wrong?

Slide 15 - Open question

2. Why does Carmen think she is unlikely to get the manager's job?

Slide 16 - Open question

3. Why does Hind think the question she was asked is inappropriate?

Slide 17 - Open question

4.What does Leon bring to the job? What does he think the potential problem is?

Slide 18 - Open question

5. Why does Marta think employers are prejudiced?

Slide 19 - Open question

Have you ever been discriminated against because of skin colour, sex, religion, etc?

Slide 20 - Poll

Advantages of diversity

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What are the advantages of having a diverse workforce?

Slide 22 - Open question

  • increases productivity among all workers, especially among groups that have often been underused or discriminated against 
  • improves staff recruitment and retainment, with increased motivation and company loyalty
  • increases flexibility with employees from different backgrounds bring varied talents and experiences
  • increase creativity and innovation
  • enhance reputation 

Slide 23 - Slide

Reading - P 48

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1. Fewer than 1 in 5 of the world's managers are women
A
true
B
false

Slide 25 - Quiz

2. In Japan, women's salaries are about half those of men
A
true
B
false

Slide 26 - Quiz

3. Women and men work about the same hours per week in the EU.
A
true
B
false

Slide 27 - Quiz

4. Men take less leave than women for family reasons in the UK.
A
true
B
false

Slide 28 - Quiz

5. Women have longer paid maternity leave in Finland than in Italy.
A
true
B
false

Slide 29 - Quiz

6. More than 1 in 10 board members of German companies are women.
A
true
B
false

Slide 30 - Quiz

7. There are more women than men millionaires in Britain under the age of 44.
A
true
B
false

Slide 31 - Quiz

8. Women earn on average only slightly less than men in the EU.
A
true
B
false

Slide 32 - Quiz

Some professions are gender-specific. Can you name a few?

Slide 33 - Open question

Slide 34 - Slide

What is your opinion about the following statements?

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A female CEO should not make as much money as a male CEO

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Slide 37 - Video

I don't trust a bank employee who wears a hijab 

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A man can't be a nurse

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A pregnant woman is never the right candidate at a job interview

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A woman in transition to become a man is not allowed in the men's bathroom.

Slide 42 - Slide

Slide 43 - Video

Your skin colour defines who you are

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A hispanic employee is a slow worker

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Women who dress sexy will achieve more in the workplace

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Men's footbal is real footbal

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An Afro-American man is more likely to be a criminal that a caucasian man is. 

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Slide 50 - Video