Dear Virginia,
What is non-ethnic?
Regards,
Mustafa
Quoting Virginia Wainwright <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear Mannie
>
> Thanks for this helpful response; however I would like to ask you
> whether there is any good practice guidance available currently for
> the HE Sector concerning religion as an equality and diversity
> issue.
>
> I am trying to develop this section of our Equality and Diversity
> Strategy at present and would appreciate guidance on the following
> in
> particular:
>
> how to monitor on religion - which categories to use, particular
> sensitivities;
> issues concerning ethnic and non-ethnic religious minorities;
> issues concerning observance and the need to provide adjustments in
> terms of working practices and the curriclum;
> safeguarding the position of those with no religious belief;
> issues concerning religious beliefs that conflict with equality and
> diversity aims in other areas - eg, the position of women, gays,
> lesbians and transsexuals.
>
> Your advice would be appreciated.
>
> Virginia
>
>
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:20:02 +0100 Emmanuell Kusemamuriwo
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Please Sarah, do not forget that women in UK Plc. today are from
> diverse
> > backgrounds. We only need to look at the social picture from an
> > ethnicity,
> > gender, religion, sexual orientation,disabilities and age point of
> view
> > to
> > see what disadvantages people are liable to suffer and how those
> > disadvantages can overlap for everyone. To only acknowledge and
> address
> > some
> > disadvantages without others would be like addressing part of a
> person
> > instead of the whole person.
> >
> > We therefore need to remind any trainer/s that we work with, of
> these
> > equality and diversity dictates because they can be sometimes left
> out
> > of
> > the "holistic agenda" which we must adopt if we are to do our best
> to
> > truly
> > address the disadvantages that women face in the UK today,
> without
> > condoning
> > and indeed perpetrating some inequalities ourselves, directly or
> > indirectly,
> > either by commission or omission. We need to be explicit before we
> can
> > be
> > satisfied that what we think is implicit, is indeed.
> >
> > It is therefore very important for us to be satisfied (however we
> go
> > about
> > doing this) that the trainer/s we get to do the job, will be able
> to
> > deliver
> > on this holistic approach to the disadvantages being faced by ALL
> women,
> > rather than by only some women.
> >
> > Mannie.
> >
> > Mannie Kusemamuriwo
> > Policy Adviser: Ethnicity & Cultural Diversity
> > Equality Challenge Unit
> > 3rd Floor, 4 Tavistock Place
> > London WC1H 9RA
> >
> > Tel 020 7520 7063
> > Fax 020 7520 7069
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Felicity Hunt [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 18 July 2002 09:10
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Women into Leadership Training
> >
> >
> > Sarah, and the list
> >
> > We have found that Anne Gold at the Institute of Education runs
> some
> > very
> > effective courses on women into management and leadership. They
> have
> > been
> > well
> > received here. She is involved in similiar courses, run
> > internationally, for
> > the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
> >
> > Her contact details are:
> > Anne Gold
> > Management Development Centre
> > School of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies
> > Institute of Education, University of London
> > 58 Gordon Square
> > London WC1H ONU
> > Phone: ++ (0)207 612 6422
> > Fax: ++ (0)207 612 6919
> >
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > The Springboard Consultancy (personal and professional development
> for
> > women)
> > has also developed an interesting women and leadership/senior
> management
> > course called Spring Forward. Their website is at
> > http://www.springboardconsultancy.com/
> >
> >
> > Felicity Hunt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sarah Lewis <[log in to unmask]> on 17/07/2002 14:09:03
> >
> > Please respond to HE Administrators equal opportunities list
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > cc: (bcc: Felicity Hunt/PER/Central-Admin)
> >
> > Subject: Women into Leadership Training
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I am planning to run one or two programmes of Women into
> Leadership
> > training
> > and development in the Autumn. (This will be positive action to
> > try to redress the paucity of women in more senior posts.)
> >
> > Has anyone any information they can share on such programmes they
> have
> > run
> > i.e. content, method of selection, eligibility ...
> >
> > Can anyone reccomend trainers they have used for such work
> (gender
> > equality,
> > career progrssion, confidence boosting !)
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> > Sarah Lewis
> > Equal Opportunities Adviser
> > Coventry University
> > 024 7688 7148
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr M F Hunt
> > Equal Opportunities Officer
> >
> > University of Cambridge
> > Personnel Division
> > The Old Schools
> > Trinity Lane
> > Cambridge CB2 1TT
> >
> > Tel: +44 (0) 1223 332268 (Direct line)
> > Fax: +44 (0) 1223 336954
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> ----------------------
> Virginia M Wainwright
> Equal Opportunities Officer
> King's College London
> James Clerk Maxwell Building
> 57 Waterloo Road
> London SE1 8WA
> 020 7848 3399
> [log in to unmask]
>
Dr Mustafa Ozbilgin
IRISS Fellow
CEPS/INSTEAD - BP 48-44
rue Emile Mark
L-4501 Differdange
Luxembourg
Office: 00352 5858 55614
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