... clear. These disadvantaged groups consist of racial minorities, people of different religion, the disabled and more commonly, women. Intentional discrimination is based on a set of clearly expressed beliefs about the differences between people. Ideas that women should not work because their place is in the home, that they are less reliable because of their home commitments and many other unproven preconceptions have had a great affect upon women's employment, the treatment they receive at work and the opportunities available to them. But much discrimination is unintentional and primarily arises from our unconscious learning experiences as individuals and as a society. The EOC's vision is for a society and an economy that enables men and women to fulfil their potential and have their contributions to work and home life equally valued and respected, free from assumptions based on their sex and to fight for a society that guarantees equality for women and ...

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