You deserve fair treatment and equal opportunities in every aspect of your life, and our expert team is here to help you understand and exercise your rights with confidence. From workplace equality to human rights issues, we provide trusted guidance across all areas of discrimination law including race, gender, age, religion, sexuality and ability. About Equal Opportunities is here to help.
Questionnaire: Experienced Discrimination School?
Use this questionnaire to identify whether you've experienced discrimination at school.
Questionnaires: Can You Recognise Ageism?
Take a questionnaire to test whether you can spot the everyday forms of age discrimination in hiring, ads, and how people talk to older and younger people.
Racism and the Law
UK laws against racial discrimination in employment and how to identify direct, indirect, and harassment-based racism.
Put Your Work Relationship on an Equal Footing
Build trust at work by talking openly with your manager about issues that affect your performance and wellbeing.
Discrimination Due to Body Art and Modification
People with tattoos and piercings face real discrimination in workplaces and society, despite what critics say about personal choice.
Fat-ism and Discrimination
How weight-based discrimination affects society and what you can do to challenge fatism in everyday situations.
Uglyism and Discrimination
Uglyism is a widespread form of discrimination based on appearance that goes largely unnamed and unchallenged in society.
Body Bullying as Discrimination
Body bullying is a form of discrimination that harms people through comments about appearance, and you can learn to recognise and stop it.
What Is Weightism?
Weight-based discrimination affects people judged as too fat or too thin, shaped by harmful stereotypes about what weight says about someone's character.
Questionnaires: Can You Recognise Ageism?
Take a questionnaire to test whether you can spot the everyday forms of age discrimination in hiring, ads, and how people talk to older and younger people.
Sexuality Support Organisations in the UK
UK organisations offering support for people exploring their sexuality and gender identity, including helplines and peer groups.
Explaining a Disability in the Classroom
Help your child start school confidently by explaining their disability to teachers, parents and classmates in a way that works for your family.
Sexism Sensitivity Training in the Workplace
Professional sexism sensitivity training works best when you hire an expert, distribute materials beforehand, and make attendance mandatory for all staff.