{"id":18,"date":"2023-02-24T16:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/equalities\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-04-17T17:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:00:33","slug":"protected-characteristics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/equalities\/legislation-and-national-policy-home\/protected-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"Protected Characteristics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The nine legally protected characteristics were established by the Equalities Act 2010. They are: Age; Disability; Gender Reassignment; Marriage and Civil Partnership; Pregnancy and Maternity; Race; Religion or Belief; Sex; and Sexual Orientation.<\/p>\n<p>Hover over the images to find out more about each of the protected characteristics.<\/p>\n\r\n<style>\r\n\t#hotspot-66 .hotspots-image-container,\r\n\t#hotspot-66 .leaflet-container {\r\n\t\tbackground: #ffffff\t}\r\n\r\n\t#hotspot-66 .hotspots-placeholder,\r\n\t.featherlight .featherlight-content.lightbox-66 {\r\n\t\tbackground: #ad78e2;\r\n\t\tborder: 0 #ad78e2 solid;\r\n\t\tcolor: #000000;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\t#hotspot-66 .hotspot-title,\r\n\t#hotspot-66 .bc-product__title a,\r\n\t.featherlight .featherlight-content.lightbox-66 .hotspot-title,\r\n\t.featherlight .featherlight-content.lightbox-66 .bc-product__title a {\r\n\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#hotspot-66 .hotspot-style-1 {\r\n\t\t\tstroke-width: 1;\r\n\t\t\tfill: #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\tfill-opacity: 0;\r\n\t\t\tstroke: #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\tstroke-opacity: 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Orientation\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Sexual Orientation\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-color-scheme=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-id=\"area-hotspot-66-8\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"more-info-area\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<area\r\n\t\t\t\t\tshape=\"polygon\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tcoords=\"1138,253,1185,261,1220,284,1250,324,1259,368,1259,389,1254,417,1222,466,1181,490,1138,499,1088,488,1049,461,1023,424,1014,372,1026,322,1054,287,1091,260\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#hotspot-hotspot-66-9\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Socio-economic Disadvantage\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Socio-economic Disadvantage\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-action=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-color-scheme=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-id=\"area-hotspot-66-9\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"more-info-area\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/map>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Age<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">A particular age group (for example, 18 year olds) or range of ages (for example 18 to 30 year olds).<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Disability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: 120%;margin-top: 10.0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-indent: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person's ability to carry out normal day-today activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A note on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627\">neurodivergence<\/a>: While some presentations of neurodivergence are a disability, others are not. However when reflecting on inclusivity, neurodivergence is a characteristic we should be ensuring is represented and considered.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Gender Reassignment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Proposing to reassign gender, is undergoing a process to reassign gender, or has completed this process.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Marriage and Civil Partnership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Legally married or in a civil partnership. Marriage can either be between a man and a woman, or between partners of the same sex. Civil partnership is currently between partners of the same sex (NB the law is to be changed to extend civil partnership to a woman and a man).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Pregnancy and Maternity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: 120%;margin-top: 10.0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-indent: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">In a non-work situation, protection against maternity discrimination is for 26 weeks after giving birth, and this includes treating a woman unfavourably because she is breastfeeding.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Race<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: 120%;margin-top: 10.0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-indent: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Race, colour, nationality (including citizenship) ethnic or national origins.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Religion or Belief<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Religion, including a lack of religion. Belief refers to any religious or philosophical belief and includes a lack of belief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Sex<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being a man or a woman.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Sexual Orientation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">Heterosexual, gay, lesbian or bisexual, or perceived to have a particular sexual orientation, or connected to someone who has a particular sexual orientation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-info \" id=\"hotspot-hotspot-66-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"hotspot-title\">Socio-economic Disadvantage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hotspot-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px\">Areas to be considered include:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: .31in;text-indent: -.31in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u2022<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"> those families who are on low incomes or facing financial difficulties <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: .31in;text-indent: -.31in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u2022<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"> people who don\u2019t read or write well<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: .31in;text-indent: -.31in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">people who may have less internet access and availability of devices (computers etc) <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: .31in;text-indent: -.31in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">separated\/divorced parents or people who are sharing parenting. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: .31in;text-indent: -.31in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u2022 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">those families with a parent in prison <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: .31in;text-indent: -.31in;text-align: left;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">\u2022 c<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\">are experienced e.g. kinship care, foster care, adoptive parents\/carers.<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align: right;direction: ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: Calibri;color: black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/media\/cail41kg\/equality-and-equity-toolkit-aug21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Adapted from: Equalities and Equity Toolkit, Connect.Scot for Scottish Government, 2021.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<p>You will note we have added a tenth which, while not protected under law, is known be subject to discrimination and is linked with adverse life outcomes; Socio-economic Disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/equalities\/uploads\/sites\/13971\/2023\/02\/24151705\/Percieved-or-associated-with-protected-characteristics-300x100.png\" alt=\"Please note there is also protection against discrimination where someone is perceived to have one of the protected characteristics or where they are associated with someone who has a protected characteristic. 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They are: Age; Disability; Gender Reassignment; Marriage and Civil Partnership; Pregnancy and Maternity; Race; Religion or Belief; Sex; and Sexual Orientation. Hover over the images to find out more about each of the protected characteristics. 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