We will examine whether

everyone has equal

opportunities

1. Do we have equal access
to power?
2. Why are some groups at
a disadvantage in society?
Make a list of
things you think
are unfair in
your life
Does everyone have equal access
to power?
Read the scenarios and decide:
1. What type of discrimination it is?
2. Who has the power? Who is
powerless?
3. Does everyone have equal access
to power/opportunities?

Learning objectives:
To know if people have equal access to
power
To understand why some groups are
disadvantaged in society
Success Criteria:
To show understanding of key terms
To understand why some groups are
disadvantaged
To be able to understand points of view
from both sides of the argument
What is Equality?
Having the same
opportunities
and rights as
other people
Opportunities
are taken away
or prevented
for some reason
Now make a
list of things
you think are
unfair in the
world

Some people are struck
down by killer diseases
like malaria

Some people dont
have enough food to
eat....

Some people
are
discriminated
against due to
their
sexuality

Some people are
devastated by
war..they live in fear
of their lives
Some people live in
fear of racial abuse
Some people have no
where to live.....
.....Homelessness
is closer than we
think
Why are some groups disadvantaged in
our society?

What does equality in life
depend on?
(a) where you are born
(b) who you are born to
There is often an
imbalance of fairness in
the world. This is called
inequality
Review
1. Do we have equal
access to power?
2. Why are some
groups at a
disadvantage in
society?