Understand Demographic Diversity Training Course
Diversity is often viewed as existing in a few key themes such as genders, ethnicity or nationality, but these are just part of what makes up our demographic diversity.
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Introduction - Demographic Diversity
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What Is Diversity?
Diversity is often viewed as existing in a few key themes such as genders, ethnicity or nationality, but these are just part of what makes up our demographic diversity.
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Gender Identity
Gender is not a binary concept as there are many other gender identities, as you will discover here.
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Disability
According to the World Health Organisation, disability is an interaction between an individual's health condition and their personal and environmental factors.
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Mental Ill Health
We need to remember that everyone has mental health, and a person's mental health or mental fitness is something that is not always in a static state.
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Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities are where someone has a reduced intellectual ability to the extent it impacts daily activities such as household tasks, personal care or managing their finances.
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Physical Disability
It's estimated that 130 million people at a global level are wheelchair users, but not everyone with a physical disability needs a wheelchair.
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Neurological Disability
Neurological conditions can affect a person from birth (such as epilepsy) or develop slowly over time (dementia). These conditions present symptoms in a range of ways.
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Neurodivergence
Neurodivergence is when someone's brain learns, behaves and processes information in a way which is not societally considered as, typical.
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Sexual & Romantic Orientation - Context
Most of us know friends, family members or colleagues who are Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual, but these are just three of the letters making up the acronym 'LGBT+'.
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Sexual & Romantic Orientation - Terminology
This video offers some quick explanations of the common terms used to describe sexual and romantic orientations in modern life. Some you may be familiar with, some less so.
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Religious Beliefs
For some people, their religion has meant that they and their families have been persecuted or discriminated against for centuries, depending on where they live.
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Our Appearance
Our psychology is hard coded. Even when we don't want to, we may be assessing all the different elements of someone's appearance to place them into particular categories.
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In Person vs Remote Workers
Those working remotely may feel like part of an out-group meaning their ideas for improvements are less likely to be considered compared to their office based peers.
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Intersectionality
Many people, who are diverse compared to the majority within the organisations they work for, may actually straddle two or more different facets of diversity.
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Understanding Demographic Diversity: Course Notes
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