Competency in understanding and addressing equality, diversity, and inclusion issues is a key skill for the contemporary workplace. This module explores issues relating to equality, diversity, and inclusion from a rights-based and social justice perspective. The content focuses on several key domains, including race and racism; genders and sexualities; disability, neurodiversity, and mental health; age and ageism; class; and anti-discriminatory praxis, cultural change, and workplace reform.

 

In this module we examine from a critical stance how equality, diversity, and inclusion are spoken about and addressed – but also challenged, ignored, resisted, rejected, and belittled – in the organisations in which we work and in society more broadly. Students undertaking this module will be supported to think critically about equality, diversity, and inclusion with a view to translating these insights into actions that advance social justice in their organisations, professions, and personal lives.