Equality Challenge: An Introduction to Equal Opportunities

Synopsis: An equal opportunities ‘primer’ for managers and everyone else at work, consisting of a short video and 32 questions for discussion. The video takes the form of short dramatised episodes set in a department store and a doctor’s surgery, and deals with relationships with colleagues, staff, customers and suppliers. Conversations between the characters challenge the viewer to notice the assumptions that lead us to treat people according to our stereotypes about them rather than according to their individual needs. The range of inappropriate behaviour is wide and illustrates that equality issues are far more pervasive and subtle than the traditional focus on minority groups might lead us to think. Asks such questions as: What is equal opportunities? What are my rights? What are my responsibilities? Why does it matter?

The video version is accompanied by a manual with suggested answers, and this material is included on the DVD.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2001
Year of production: 2001
Documentation: Reviewed in ‘Management’, 5/4/2001
Subjects: Business studies
Keywords: equality of opportunity; management skills; personnel management

Name: Angel Productions
Contact: Stephen Engelhard
Email: enquiries@angelproductions.co.uk
Web: http://www.angelproductions.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone: 08444 1555 34
Address: 239 Preston Drove
Brighton
BN1 6FL
Notes: Videos to support doctoral students on topics ranging from preparing for a viva to working with supervisors and coping with stress, produced in partnerships with Birkbeck, University of London and other institutions. For sale to HE institutions. Angel Productions also has an older catalogue of videos for equality and HR training in the workplace.

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