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Agenda
• Social power implementing equality• State power implementing equality• The issue of diversity
EconomicPower
Social Power
State Power
THE ECONOMY: Allocation of resources and control of production and distribution
Socialist PathwaysSocial Democracy pathways Social Economy pathways
EconomicPower
Social Power
State Power
THE ECONOMY: Allocation of resources and control of production and distribution
Socialist PathwaysSocial Democracy pathways Social Economy pathways
Social Power
• Would greater social power lead to more equality?
• What are the barriers to greater social power realising this ambition?
• What would be required to ensure greater social power leads to more equality?
Values
• Values are the beliefs or ideals that we hold to be important.
• Personal values guide our attitudes and behaviours. They motivate us and inform our choices
• Values guide the policies, procedures and practices of organisations. They inform the issues that organisations prioritise.
Values
• Values of equality and human rights do not have significant public or political traction
• Values can link equality & human rights.Dignity – respect and caring relationships.Autonomy – freedom, choice, and agency. Inclusion – building community and
accommodating diversity.Democracy – participation, voice and
accountability.Social justice – redistribution.
How Values Work
• Values are universal• Values can be temporarily engaged• When a particular value is temporarily
engaged it can strengthen neighbouring values and associated behaviours
• When a particular value is temporarily engaged opposing values and associated behaviours can be suppressed
How Values Change
• Repeated engagement of values over time is likely to strengthen them
• Our experience of various aspects of our society will strengthen particular values
• The experience of particular institutions and policies can shape perceptions of what is possible, normal, desirable
• Civil society can influence values
Engaging with Values
• Explore values – make our values visible, give meaning to values, bring values into practice
• Nurture intrinsic values – communication, how we organise, what we promote
• Challenge extrinsic values –advertising, media, education, institutions
• See the big picture – short term gain vs. long-term systemic change
• Work together – impact requires collaboration
Implications
• New ways of working for civil society–Overcome fragmentation and silos– Engage with people and their values–Communicating from a values perspective–Advocacy from a values perspective –
changing the values of institutions–Organising internally from a values
perspective
Key Source
• Common Cause• http://valuesandframes.org/• Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC)• http://publicinterest.org.uk/values/
EconomicPower
Social Power
State Power
THE ECONOMY: Allocation of resources and control of production and distribution
Socialist PathwaysSocial Democracy pathways Social Economy pathways
State Power
• Would greater state power lead to more equality?
• What are the barriers to greater state power realising this ambition?
• What would be required to ensure greater state power leads to more equality?
An Equality Infrastructure
• Legislation• Institutions – statutory and non-statutory• Policy mechanisms - mainstreaming• Plans – targeting
Legislation
• Employment Equality Act• Equal Status Act• Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Act – new duty on the public sector• European Convention on Human Rights Act• Charter of Fundamental Rights• International human rights instruments
Legislation - Issues
• The ground of socio-economic status• Individual complainant model & need for a
comparator• Under-reporting• Equality of opportunity vs. Equality of
outcome• Positive action allowed
Legislation Issues
• Prioritising particular human rights instruments – civil and political vs. economic, social and cultural
• Respect, protect, AND fulfill human rights• Ratifying international instruments • Incorporating international instruments into
domestic law
Institutions
• Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission• Office of Children’s Ombudsman• Office of Ombudsman• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence
and Equality & sub-committee on human rights• Department of Justice and Equality• Department of Foreign Affairs and Standing
Committee on Human Rights• Civil society
Institutions - Issues
• Ambition – Statutory bodies and social change• Scope – Combat Poverty Agency abolished• Effectiveness – Cutbacks, Resources, Powers• Independence – Accountability• Fragmentation of equality and human rights;
the danger and the challenge of integration• Dissent discouraged – Alignment, Service level
agreements, Tendering, Measure of success
Policy Mechanisms
• Positive duty to have regard to eliminating discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity and protecting human rights
• Social impact assessment – National Anti-Poverty Strategy
• Gender mainstreaming – European Structural and Investment Funds
• Equality mainstreaming – Equality Authority pilot initiatives
Potential – Positive Duty
• Advance achievement of equality and fulfillment of human rights.
• Support evidence-based policy-making by public bodies.
• Secure quality, inclusive, accessible and accountable public services.
• Improve employee diversity in public bodies.• Drive cultural change within public bodies• Bring a wider perspective to policy-making,
employment procedures, and service provision.
Policy Mechanisms - Issues
• Implementation– Tick box exercise–Capacity–Cutback in supports
• Process vs. Impact• Enforcement – absence of sanction• New approach – Values based, Planned and
Systematic
Plans
• National Reform Programme @ Europe 2020• National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2009-
2017• National Women’s Strategy 2007-2016• National Action Plan against Racism 2005-
2008• National Disability Strategy 2004• Task Force on the Travelling Community, 1995
Plans - Issues
• Incorporating an equality and human rights dimension in National Reform Programme
• Mid-term review of Europe 2020• Implementation• Time frames• Gaps
Implications
• Protect, rebuild and enhance the infrastructure
• Secure implementation of legislation, policy mechanisms, and plans
• Comprehensive perspective that includes socio-economic status
• Integration of equality and human rights• Renewal of and innovation in plans
Diversity
• Economic equality for who?• Particular issues for specific groups?• Particular implications for specific groups?
Discrimination
• Discrimination constructed around difference• Individual discrimination– Less favourable treatment– Individual attitudes and behaviours
• Institutional discrimination– Policy, procedure, practice– Less favourable impact
• Internalised– Accept and live out stereotypes
Diversity
• Difference– Identity – the values, beliefs and aspirations
shared by the group– Experience – the relationships between the group
and wider society– Situation – the status of the group in terms of
resources• Difference has practical implications
Diversity - Issues
• We don’t deal well with difference in Ireladn • Open to all; Treat everyone the same;
Neutrality• Stereotyping, assimilation, segregation• Tolerance• Fragmentation of grounds vs. Intersectionality• Socio economic status vs. identity
Particular issues
• Women – Gender Pay Gap @ 14.4% in 2013– Unpaid work
• Lone Parents– Level of poverty @ 63.2% deprivation rate– Childcare @ expensive and inadequate
• Migrants– Legal status– Recognition of qualifications
Particular Issues
• Travellers– Unemployment @ 84.3% in 2011– Cultural difference and the Traveller economy
• Trans people– Stigma– Recognition in the gender with which they identify
• People with Disability– Cost of disability @ 207 Euro per week, 35.4% of
disposable income– Unemployment @ 22% in 2013
Particular Issues
• Older people– Ageism– Dependency– Pension
• Young people– Ageism– Dependency– Welfare payment
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