WHAT DOES ‘FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION’ MEAN? 9 REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING UNDERSTAND
1. What kind of discrimination do the following Irish laws deal with? (a) The Equal Status Acts (b) The Employment Equality Acts
2. What are the ‘nine grounds for discrimination’ in Ireland? 3. Name two events that helped lessen discrimination towards LGBTI+ people in Ireland. 4. Identify three countries on the map on page 79 that have laws against homosexuality. 5. Which of the following are examples of discrimination under the ‘nine grounds’? (a) Someone under 16 being asked to leave a pub (b) A wheelchair user not having access to public transport (c) A public library refusing entry to someone because of their religious clothing (d) A TV news programme never covering any disabled sports events (e) A person not being offered an interview because their CV has poor spelling (f) A person not being picked for a sports team because they are not fit (g) A woman missing out on a promotion at work because she is on maternity leave. Name which of the nine grounds (if any) is relevant in each case.
DISCUSS
In 2018, it became illegal for Catholic schools to discriminate based on religion by asking for baptism certificates as part of admissions. Schools from minority religions, however, may still discriminate on the basis of religion.
Have a short discussion (5–10 minutes) in pairs or groups on whether it is fair for any religious-run schools to discriminate against children of other religions, or no religion, in deciding admissions.
Listen to each other carefully and note down any good points that you had not considered.
Report back to your teacher and the class on what you discussed and whether you mostly agreed or disagreed, stating why.
RESPONSE JOURNAL
REFLECT Visit page 37 of your Response Journal to complete your end-of-topic reflection and see how your knowledge has developed.
