Last edited 05 Sep 2022
Equality
Global Warming of 1.5 ºC, Glossary, published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2018, defines equality as: ‘A principle that ascribes equal worth to all human beings, including equal opportunities, rights, and obligations, irrespective of origins.’
It defines inequality as: ‘Uneven opportunities and social positions, and processes of discrimination within a group or society, based on gender, class, ethnicity, age, and (dis) ability, often produced by uneven development. Income inequality refers to gaps between highest and lowest income earners within a country and between countries.’
Articles about equality on Designing Buildings include:
- Accessibility.
- Approved document M.
- Diversity, equality and opportunities in the construction industry.
- Ethics.
- Equal opportunities policy.
- Equality Act.
- Gender pay gap.
- Hearing loss and the built environment.
- How to encourage women into engineering.
- Inclusive design.
- Inclusivity in engineering.
- Lifetime homes.
- Lifetime neighbourhoods.
- Making cities more gender inclusive.
- Modern slavery.
- Older people.
- People with disabilities.
- Protected characteristics.
- Skills gap.
- Wheelchair users.
- Women in the construction industry.