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Should the Equality Act 2010 be extended to prohibit appearance discrimination

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Mason, Andrew and Minerva, Francesca (2022) Should the Equality Act 2010 be extended to prohibit appearance discrimination. Political Studies, 70 (2). pp. 425-442. doi:10.1177/0032321720966480 ISSN 0032-3217.

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Abstract

The UK Equality Act 2010 prohibits direct and indirect discrimination with respect to nine characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We argue that the best way of understanding the Act is to see it as protecting those who are vulnerable to systematic disadvantage, partly in virtue of being at risk of experiencing discrimination that violates what we call the meritocratic principle. If this is a key principle underpinning the Act, then there is a compelling case for extending the legislation to include the protection of at least one further characteristic, namely, appearance. We consider but reject various difficulties that might be raised with extending the Act in this way, including the objection that those vulnerable to forms of appearance discrimination that violate the meritocratic principle could be adequately protected by treating them as disabled.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
J Political Science > JC Political theory
K Law [Moys] > KF Common Law, British Isles
K Law [Moys] > KM Common Law, Public Law
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Great Britain. Equality Act 2010, Equality before the law -- Great Britain, Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain, Physical-appearance-based bias , Physical-appearance-based bias -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Political Studies
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0032-3217
Official Date: 1 May 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
1 May 2022Published
11 November 2020Available
21 September 2020Accepted
Volume: 70
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 425-442
DOI: 10.1177/0032321720966480
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): Posted ahead of print. Mason, Andrew and Minerva, Francesca (2020) Should the Equality Act 2010 be extended to prohibit appearance discrimination. Political Studies . (In Press) Copyright © [year] (Copyright Holder). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: [DOI]
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 29 September 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access: 30 September 2020
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