Privilege is not the easiest thing to get your head around. Put simply – some people are born into lives that make things much easier for them, than it does for others.

This works on various levels – from the benefits of being born into a wealthy family or a rich country; to less easily understood factors – like your race or gender, where stereotypes mean people judge you before they know you.

This video explains privilege, and the difficulty in recognising it, when you are one of the privileged people.