Equal opportunity is a term which has differing definitions and there is no consensus as to the precise meaning. ^[1] Some use it as a descriptive term for an approach intended to provide a certain social environment in which people are not excluded from the activities of society, such as education, employment, or health care, on the basis of immutable traits. The social environment (context, also known as the Milieu, is the identical or similar Social positions and Social roles as a whole that influence the individuals Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing Equal opportunity practices include measures taken by organizations to ensure fairness in the employment process.

In job advertisements and descriptions, the fact that the employer is an equal opportunity employer is sometimes indicated by the abbreviations EOE or MFDV which stands for Male, Female, Disabled, Veteran.

See also

• Asset-based egalitarianism
• Affirmative action
• Equal Opportunity Employment
• Universal access
• Equality inclusion
• Equality of outcome
• Category:Discrimination law

External links

• United Kingdom
  • UK Government Women & Equality Unit
  • The Scout Association of the UK
• United States
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (US) - the branch of the U. Asset-based egalitarianism is a form of Egalitarianism which theorises that equality is possible by a redistribution of resources usually in the form of a Capital Affirmative action in the United States|Employment equity (Canada|Reservation in India|Numerus clausus The term affirmative action describes many policies aimed at a historically The term Equal Employment Opportunity was created by President Lyndon B Apple Universal Access is a component of the Mac OS X Operating system that provides computing abilities to the blind deaf and handicapped Equality of outcome or equality of condition is a form of Egalitarianism which seeks to reduce or eliminate differences in material condition between individuals or S. government that enforces equal opportunity laws in workplaces.
  • Department of the Interior Office for Equal Opportunity (US)
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Equality of Opportunity

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