Are Adjustments Truly Protecting Our Characteristics?

Join Atif Choudhury and Char Bailey for an insightful online interview where we delve into the core of workplace inclusivity under the Equality Act 2010. Get a concise summary of the Act's provisions. We'll explore how the act fails to deliver true inclusion and what workplaces can do to go above and beyond legal compliance.
Meet the Host:
Atif Choudhury: With an impressive background in championing diversity, as CEO of Diversity and Ability Atif is reshaping accessibility and enablement.
Meet our guest:
Char Bailey: With over a decade of experience in coaching, facilitation, and inclusion, Char Bailey is the Director of People at Birmingham Pride, the UK's largest two-day LGBTQ+ festival. She serves as the co-chair of the board for Neurodiversity in Business, a social enterprise that supports neurodiverse talent and employers, and co-hosts the award-winning podcast and radio show, Qmmunity, as well as writing for DIVA group, the leading media platform for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people.
About Diversity and Ability: Diversity and Ability is an award-winning social enterprise, led by and for disabled people. We advocate for social change, equity and inclusion on the macro and micro scale.
Time stamps:
5:51 Can you explain the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010?
9:17 In what way does the concept of protected characteristics fall short?
15:08 Is there a single solution that could improve the Equality Act to make it work as intended?
24:00 Should socio-economic class be one of the 9 protected characteristics?
31:50 What does winning look like for you/ What changes are happening that feel progressive?
42:24 What keeps you hopeful?