Definitions of equality and diversity terms

However, assumptions become problematic when they are based on partial or flawed information, or where the attributes commonly ascribed to particular groups of people are applied to individuals. For example, it might be assumed that there are no female Muslim students in a class because none of the women in it wears the hijab, or that there may be no disabled people in a department because no one uses a wheelchair. Actions that are taken as a result of any erroneous assumptions could result in discriminatory behaviour.