The equality areas, or strands as they are commonly called are:
Gender
Race
Disability
Age
Religion and faith
Sexual orientation
The strands are inclusive of all people. For example, women; men; black and minority ethnic people; young people and children; older people; disabled people; lesbians; gay men; bisexual people; trans people and people from different faith groups;
Click on the links to the left to access information about the different areas.