Justice has traditionally been depicted as a woman, as in this statue on the old court-house in Warwick, but until recently few women had jobs administering the law, and there are still few women judges. Women symbolise concepts such as liberty (the Statue of Liberty in New York) and equality (for example, as a symbol of the French Republic), but able-bodied people of the 'right' sex are seen as 'right' for many types of work. Gender and ethnicity may be included in the 'disabilities' which are discriminated against. This theme explores these issues; it is designed primarily for secondary pupils.

The theme draws on the text and illustrations of the booklet 'Go for It!' produced by the Centre for Education & Industry at Warwick, with the support of the Department for Education and Employment and the Women's Unit.

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Enter the Equality at Work theme.

Look at the Hungarian pavilion on 'The Culture of Work'.

Look at 'The Way We Do It' in Norway: for many years Norwegians have tried to give men and women equal treatment, for example by training both to use workshop tools.

Look at suggested approaches for flexible use of the theme