Who is included?

outline social (in)equality

In 1983, the equality before the law of all the residents of the Netherlands was set down in Article 1 of the Dutch Constitution: “Discrimination on the grounds of religion, belief, political opinion, race or sex or on any other grounds whatsoever shall not be permitted.” An important Article, because in the course of history, unequal treatment of people and groups turns out to be the rule rather than the exception. People regularly rebel against forms of social inequality and oppression. Sometimes, successfully. In addition to such types of struggle, Dutch social legislation is also underpinned by centuries of brainwork. And still, social inequality is not entirely eradicated.