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Equality and Discrimination: Understanding Fairness and Justice in Society, Quizzes of Business Ethics

Various aspects of equality and discrimination, including definitions of fairness, justice, and equal opportunity. It also discusses the role of legislation and affirmative action programs in promoting equality. Topics covered include employment rights, unemployment, gender and pregnancy discrimination, and disability discrimination. The document also touches upon the concept of the glass ceiling and sexual harassment.

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TERM 1
Equality
DEFINITION 1
one of the most important ideals of democracy
TERM 2
what regulates business to be fair?
DEFINITION 2
Fairness- main idea behind these 3- Rawls- Justice of
Fairness
Equal opportunity
anti discrimination legislation
affirmative action programs
TERM 3
Kant's Means/end
formulation
DEFINITION 3
if people are worthy of respect, there is an obligation to put
them into a position to give their best
TERM 4
Should disadvantaged be treated unequally?
DEFINITION 4
no,
we need to be providing more resources to those who are
in need and whose disadvantages prevent them from
attaining social norms such as a certain level of education
TERM 5
Employment a right?
DEFINITION 5
Employment is considered a right in most industrialized
societies
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Equality

one of the most important ideals of democracy TERM 2

what regulates business to be fair?

DEFINITION 2 Fairness- main idea behind these 3 - Rawls- Justice of Fairness Equal opportunity anti discrimination legislation affirmative action programs TERM 3

Kant's Means/end

formulation

DEFINITION 3 if people are worthy of respect, there is an obligation to put them into a position to give their best TERM 4

Should disadvantaged be treated unequally?

DEFINITION 4 no, we need to be providing more resources to those who are in need and whose disadvantages prevent them from attaining social norms such as a certain level of education TERM 5

Employment a right?

DEFINITION 5 Employment is considered a right in most industrialized societies

Is unemployment a problem?

Yes unemployment is a serious individual and social problem TERM 7

Do employers have to

hire?

DEFINITION 7 to a certain extent, those who do not will not achieve fair hiring and promotion policies , a safe workplace, or a confident and fully productive workforce TERM 8

Gender

Discrimination

DEFINITION 8 women's wage gap is getting wider in Canada Men get paid more TERM 9

Why should we not focus on disability or

pregnancy?

DEFINITION 9 they do not define a person's abilities, but only showcase their inabilities TERM 10

Employment

Discrimination

DEFINITION 10 the denial of work to those who are fit to work is unfair, not illegalit can cause lost welfare dependency health expenditures lost wealth generation

Galss Ceiling

an invisible barrier that prevents qualified people from rising above a certain level of rank or salary in business organizations based on sex, religion, or ethnicity TERM 17

how much does a women make in

comparison to men

DEFINITION 17 68.1% of income earned by men TERM 18

Glass

Wall

DEFINITION 18 assumes that women desire the same thing as men golf example different career paths are discounted TERM 19

Sexual Harassment

DEFINITION 19 just like any other form of bullying or abuse of power continual pestering, bullying, or unwanted attention of a sexual nature, often associated with an abuse of power TERM 20

Disability

DEFINITION 20 "people with disabilities" rather than handicapped or disabled 14.3 % of the canadian population has some sort of disability people with disabilities make a valuable contribution to the workplace employers have an obligation to know something about the disability so that employees are not prejudged as not being capable of doing a job

Legislate frameworks for

disability

canadian charter if right and freedoms candian human rights act employment equity requires them to modify the workplace to accommodate the person with the disability, provided the costs are not unreasonable