1. PRESENTATION Youth: Multiple Discrimination & Rights 10 December 2015 Helsinki, Finland George-Konstantinos Charonis Policy Officer, Youth Rights, European Youth Forum @Youth_Forum

2. Youth & discrimination Age just one identity aspect Compartmentalised, single grounds-based approach to (anti-)discrimination Interplay of various aspects and forms of discrimination – multiple discrimination

3. Multiple discrimination 2014 survey on youth & multiple discrimination Key areas of discrimination: Education Employment Access to goods and services

4. Multiple discrimination Education 53.8% Searching for remunerated job 50.5% In the workplace 42.4% Looking for accommodation 29.2% Healthcare 26.6% Recognition of qualifications 26% Restaurants, cafes, pubs 24.9% Getting bank services 24.7%

5. Multiple discrimination: education Gender (15%) Sexual orientation (10.1%) Religion or belief, social origin (10.4%) Physical appearance (8.4%) Ethnic origin (7.8%) Language / political/other opinion (7.5%)

6. Multiple discrimination: job hunting Young age 18% Gender 16% Ethnic origin 7.2% Language 7.8% Discrimination against young peers Roma ethnic origin 72% Refugee/asylum seeker 71.5% Social status 69.5%

7. Multiple discrimination Mental health issues neglected by education & employment systems Perception of depression as taboo: problematic given link between long-term unemployment and depression – vicious cycle

8. Multiple discrimination: beyond labour market On the grounds of… Ethnic origin (Roma) Social origin Being 18-24 years old Gender Sexual orientation Physical appearance (including obesity)

9. Awareness of legislation Half of respondents  EU law bans multiple discrimination Not sure about position of EU law 50.6% Awareness of equality bodies 45.7%

10. Constraints Representativeness Sample size BUT… (multiple) discrimination  barrier to accessing rights

11. Recommendations Embrace concept of and address multiple discrimination Involve youth – reach out to youth organisations Identify where youth are most discriminated and where they have least access to rights

12. Recommendations Go beyond awareness raising – make it relevant to young people – genuine involvement Accessible mechanisms for youth

13. PRESENTATION Thank you for your attention! george-konstantinos.charonis@youthforum.org