Pack aims to fight youth stereotypes

YOUNG people under the age of 18 should be allowed to challenge harassment or discrimination under equal status legislation, the head of the Equality Authority has urged.

The authority’s chief executive, Niall Crowley, said a resource pack to combat stereotyping of young people, launched yesterday, must be part of a wider response to the issue.

“The starting point for this wider response should be the removal of the lower age limit to the age ground as defined under the Equal Status Act,” he said.