Submitted on Monday 7th February 2022
Rejected on Wednesday 16th February 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make social class a protected characteristic from discrimination
The European Convention on Human Rights, in Article 14, contains protections against social class (origin) discrimination. This being mirrored in the 2010 Equality Act would be a recognition of class inequalities, and would legitimise positive action which aimed to reduce social class inequalities.
79% of people, according to a 2021 social mobility commission poll, believe there is a large gap between social classes. The working class occupy only 18% of senior roles. Sometimes pay is less for working class people for equivalent jobs, some professions are virtually off limits to people from working class backgrounds. And only 4% of doctors say they are from working class backgrounds.
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