Equality of opportunity and a 'fair go'
Jobs should go to the person with the best skills and experience, not on gender, wealth or ethnicity, and no one should be held back by class.
This is a values topic. You must answer every values question correctly to pass the real test.
What to remember
- Jobs should go to the person with the best skills and experience, not by gender, wealth or ethnicity.
- A woman has the right to get a job ahead of a man if she has better qualifications and skills.
- No one should be limited by class.
Sample questions
In Australia, what should a person get a job based on?Show answer
- Their skills and experience
- Their gender
- Their family's wealth or ethnicity
Their skills and experience. What someone achieves should result from hard work and talents, so a person should get a job based on their skills and experience, not their gender, wealth or ethnicity.
A woman has better qualifications and skills than a man for a job. Is it her right to get the job ahead of him?Show answer
- Only if the employer's culture allows it
- No, men should be given priority
- Yes, it is her right
Yes, it is her right. In Australia, it is a right for a woman to get a job ahead of a man if she has better qualifications and skills.
When an organisation fills a job, what does the law support?Show answer
- Selecting a family member of the owner
- Selecting someone of the same religion as the manager
- Selecting the person with the best skills and experience
Selecting the person with the best skills and experience. When an organisation needs to fill a job, the law supports that they select the person with the best skills and experience for the job.
Source: Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, p. 36. Read the full booklet on the Home Affairs website.