The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the minister for women and equalities, urging the UK ...

There is a growing consensus around extending the Equality Act (2010) to outlaw class discrimination – as well as race, gender and other forms of discrimination already covered by the Act. But might ...

EHRC urges government to ‘act at speed’ in its approval of an updated code of practice for services, public functions and ...

What does the pledge mean? The Equality Act 2010 brought together various anti-discrimination legislation to bar any unlawful treatment—discrimination, harassment or victimisation—on the basis of nine ...

This fact sheet outlines how the Equality Act would provide much-needed civil rights protections for LGBTQ people, women, people of faith, and others. The Equality Act would also codify the Consumer ...

Democratic lawmakers reintroduced the Equality Act on Tuesday, their newest effort to create federal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill, which ...

Psychologists are calling for social class to be made a protected characteristic to tackle widening inequalities and make levelling up a reality across the UK. A person’s social class should be given ...

In a landmark decision that echoes debates raging across the United States, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that the term 'woman' in the Equality Act refers strictly to biological sex—not gender ...

Social Work England has dropped the requirement for practitioners to report their gender identity when registering with the regulator. Instead, it will ask social workers, voluntarily, to provide ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to stop discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. President Joe Biden says the Equality Act is a ...