Equal opportunity exists when every person has the same chance to participate in all areas of life. These include health, education, law, housing, economic development, work and access to services. Equal opportunity cannot exist without its sub-component, equal access. For example, health services may be open to all, but if lesbians receive hostile treatment from doctors, they do not have equal access to those services.
The principle that no person should be discriminated against because of race, gender, religion, or other inherent attributes.
In complying with the letter and spirit of the applicable laws and in pursuing its own goals of diversity, The University of Maine at Augusta shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability or veterans status in employment, education, and all other areas of the University. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The University will regard freedom from discrimination and discriminatory harassment as an individual employee and student right which will be safeguarded as a matter of policy. Retaliation against anyone who makes a complaint of discrimination or harassment or who is involved in a complaint process will not be tolerated. (See Non-Discrimination Notice)
The nondiscrimination toward applicants and employees as it pertains to race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, marital status, national origin as well as veteran status consistent with Federal and State Laws. This applies in all areas of employing students and all University personnel. It is also relevant to those aspects of the University concerned with the choice of contractors, suppliers of goods and services and to the use of University facilities.
the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin
the concept that every employee is equal within the workplace irrespective of sex, age, race, religious belief, or physical handicap or disability and as such should be treated as equal.
Equal opportunity is the application of human rights principles and laws which help to create an equitable environment for work, study and the provision of services, ensuring that the diversity of the Australian community is reflected in the profile of an organisation.
Providing opportunities for employment, promotion and other terms or conditions of employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion or sex.
In the U.S.A., the procedure s implemented by the organization to assure that it meets the requirements of the Equal Employment Opportunity sections of the Civil Rights Act. Includes affirmative- action and other programs, as well as the documentation procedure s to demonstrate compliance. [D00605] PMK87
"1) n. a right supposedly guaranteed by both federal and many state laws against any discrimination in employment, education, housing or credit rights due to a person's race, color, sex (or sometimes sexual orientation), religion, national origin, age or handicap. A person who believes he/she has not been granted equal opportunity or has been outright sexually harassed or discriminated against may bring a lawsuit under federal and most state laws, or file a complaint with the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission or a state equal opportunity agency. 2) adj. a term applied to employers, lenders and landlords, who advertise that they are "equal opportunity employers," subtly suggesting all others are not, even though they are required by law to be so. See also: affirmative action "
Absence of discrimination, as in the workplace, based on, but not limited to race, color, age, gender, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability.
Equal opportunity is a descriptive term for an approach intended to provide a certain social environment in which ensure people are not excluded from the activities of society, such as education, employment, or health care, on the basis of immutable traits. Equal opportunity practices include measures taken by organizations to ensure fairness in the employment process.