Diversity in Museums:
Diversify - the Museums Association campaign to diversify the museum workforce: overview, guidance, outcomes and case studies: /www.museumsassociation.org/careers/diversify
Volunteering:
Investors in Volunteers (accreditation standard): iiv.investinginvolunteers.org.uk/
Volunteering England – infrastructure body with sister organisations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: www.volunteering.org.uk
Equalities and Human Rights Commission:
EHRC - can be found at: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
Equality Act- the ‘easy read’ version is available at: www.equalities.gov.uk/pdf/GEO%20-%20Equality%20Act%20easy%20read%20tagged.pdf
The EHRC has also put together a ‘starter kit’ of how to get to know and understand the Act and its implications. This can be found at: www.equalityhumanrights.com/advice-and-guidance/new-equality-act-guidance/equality-act-starter-kit/
The Citizens Advice Bureau has also put together a guide – Discrimination and your Rights, which can be found at: www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_rights/discrimination/equality_act_2010_discrimination_and_your_rights.htm
International documents about diversity and culture
Mapping cultural diversity across the globe – a report contributing to the UNESCO debate, November 2010: www.unesco.de/fileadmin/medien/Dokumente/Kultur/U40/Mapping_Cultural_Diversity_FINAL.pdf
Young people and the universal declaration on cultural diversity, a very interesting paper entitled ‘All Different, All Unique’, can be found at: unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001345/134556e.pdf
UNESCO home page for culture: http://en.unesco.org/themes/protecting-our-heritage-and-fostering-creativity
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal declaration of Human Rights, United Nations (1948): www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
Government Statistics
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211026
Young people
'Hear by Right', standards for the active involvement of children and young people (specific section for Museums & Galleries): http://www.nya.org.uk/our-services/hear-right/
Disability
CIPD factsheets – Disability and employment; Sex discrimination, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and employment; Age and employment; Race, religion and employment: www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/factsheets/