equal opportunity

noun

1. the aggregation of policies and practices in employment and other areas that do not discriminate against people on the basis of race, skin color, age, sex, gender, national origin, religion, or mental or physical disability.

equal opportunity

noun

1. 1. the offering of employment, pay, or promotion equally to all, without discrimination as to sex, race, colour, disability, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      our equal-opportunity policy

      an equal-opportunities employer

equal opportunity

1. The goal of giving all persons an equal chance to an education and employment, and to protect their civil rights, regardless of their race, religious beliefs, or gender. In the United States, various minority groups have been fighting for equal opportunity over the last 150 years. (See affirmative action, civil rights movement, equal protection of the laws, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Organization for Women, segregation, sexism, suffragist, and women's movement.)

Other Word Forms

• equal-opportunity adjective

Example Sentences

Just as humans are all the same at birth, they’re alike in death, too, afforded an equal opportunity to find their ideal eternity.

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It was the first executive civil-rights directive since Reconstruction, and the first federal act to promote equal opportunity in the workplace and prohibit employment discrimination.

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The FA's own 'Reaching Higher: Women's & Girls' Game Strategy 2024-28' also pledges to "deliver equal opportunities" and "build robust, high-quality competition structures".

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Around the South, local authorities were turning police dogs and fire hoses on the young protesters who were pressing our nation for equal opportunity and freedom now.

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He added that it could help give "equal opportunity to those who are less fortunate and that the centre can plug that gap for disadvantaged children".

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Related Words

• civil rights 
• coordination 
• fairness 
• identity 
• impartiality 
• parity 
• tolerance