Your rights
Equal opportunities
Sexual equality
What you need to know
Both males and females can be discriminated against and both are entitled to equality. The 1975 Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to treat people differently because of their sex. Unfortunately, sexual discrimination does still occur.
What you can do
- Whether you are at school or work or a consumer, know your rights
- Check out the Equality and Human Rights Commission website at
www.equalityhumanrights.com for more information. - If you have a query call the Equality and Human Rights Comission on 0845 604 6610 .
- If you think you're being discriminated against, do something about it - get advice from the Equality and Human Rights Comission and say something.
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