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Job ad for CSA counsellor - must Self ID as a Woman

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OhHolyJesus · 19/05/2020 23:02

Ok I don't get it - is this discriminating against women who don't self-identify as women? They don't understand the exemptions do they?

https://survivorsnetwork.org.uk/about-us/join-our-staff-team/

Children’s Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CISVA) Female at Survivors’ Network

Survivors Network are pleased to be recruiting a Children’s ISVA working with children 13 and under across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex. The Children and Young People’s service provides advocacy and support to children and young survivors of sexual violence and abuse. As a skilled case worker, you will have significant experience in working with children and vulnerable people, a commitment to working in a client-centred way and a good understanding of self care. Post holder to be largely based at our Eastbourne office, but will spend time in our central Brighton office, with travel across East Sussex.

This post is open to self-identifying women

For more information or an informal chat about this post please contact Aimee Pepper on [email protected] or 07736 294142 The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Friday 15th June 2020

This post is open to self-identifying female applicants only, as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 
Survivors’ Network is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of our diverse community and applications from BME, LB and T women are particularly encouraged. 

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Thelnebriati · 19/05/2020 23:07

WTF. If a sexual abuse survivor requests female staff they should get a woman. Generally they shouldn't have to ask at all since statistically their abuser is most likely to have been male.

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StillWeRise · 19/05/2020 23:08

well, if you aren't actually interested in the job you could apply and use your application as a consciousness raising tool

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popehilarious · 19/05/2020 23:08

So not available to NB or genderfree women? Even though they may define as being under the trans umbrella?
So they only want the 'right' sort of trans people. Sounds like a hate crime to me.

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OvaHere · 19/05/2020 23:13

This post is open to self-identifying female applicants only, as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

How is it that they can understand the importance of this to the degree it goes in the advert yet at the same time hand wave it away as if it's nothing?

I don't know how their heads don't swivel off with the cognitive dissonance.

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BuffaloCauliflower · 19/05/2020 23:15

WTF? A traumatised child will know if they’re being presented with a man. This is ridiculous, and one circumstance where biology really does matter in the workplace. Horrifying.

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spongedog · 19/05/2020 23:21

Presumably a few complaints to the funding bodies and perhaps the local council about breaches of the Equalities Act might help focus their thoughts

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Imnobody4 · 19/05/2020 23:28

They actually use the act they are breaking to justify a female only post. Give me strength.

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stumbledin · 19/05/2020 23:28

In a way this is almost worse.

They understand that the post should go to a women ie biological female, but are so terrified of the work community in Brighton that they have to sort of pretend that being a biological female isn't really biological but an identity.

But maybe as someone said above, particularly if they are funded by the local authority that they need to correctly word the ad.

The mind games people are now playing, and often because they just dont want to have the trans community start bullying them in public.

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Heaven help those who go to this organisation for support.

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OvaHere · 19/05/2020 23:31

Presumably a few complaints to the funding bodies and perhaps the local council about breaches of the Equalities Act might help focus their thoughts

The problem is for these places their funding is dependent on them throwing their female service users under the bus. Orgs that won't comply don't receive the money.

It's all part of the regulatory capture at a higher level. Karen Ingala Smith has spoke at length about this.

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OvaHere · 19/05/2020 23:32

They're currently blocking anyone on twitter who is commenting in a negative way.

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ApocalypseNowt · 19/05/2020 23:45

Brighton. What a massive surprise Hmm

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Samtsirch · 19/05/2020 23:49

Would a traumatised child / young person need someone empathetic, non judgmental, supportive, able to listen and support, beyond any thing else ?
Am I missing something ?

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Imnobody4 · 19/05/2020 23:56

Samtsirch
Are you suggesting the post should be open to both men and women, and not advertised under the Equality Act exemption?

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YippeeKayakOtherBuckets · 20/05/2020 00:01

Have they changed it now? I can only see this.

Job ad for CSA counsellor - must Self ID as a Woman
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YippeeKayakOtherBuckets · 20/05/2020 00:04

Oh never mind, I see it’s in the main text not the job description. I think they are arse covering and will dismiss anyone who isn’t an actual woman. But maybe I’m giving them too much credit.

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Isitnextyearyet · 20/05/2020 00:15

They understand that the post should go to a women ie biological female, but are so terrified of the work community in Brighton that they have to sort of pretend that being a biological female isn't really biological but an identity.
I don't think they don't sort of pretend because they worry about funding, they believe it. They have had a self-identifing policy re users and staff for a long time. It wouldn't surprise me if it's supported by adult service users. Not on to be fucking around with children's minds.

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stumbledin · 20/05/2020 00:25

Ova I dont think this ad is in any way about getting trans women into posts. If it was they wouldn't refer to the EA.

It is worse than that. They literally cant bear to be seen recognising that women are biological females.

Funders who want groups to accept trans women for post will insist that the advertising makes that clear. They want the full woke acreditation for doing this.

This is about the mind games of trans activist bullying. Knowing that you mean and want women (biological females) but are too intimidated, brain washed to say it.

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Whatsnewpussyhat · 20/05/2020 00:33

How can they claim to want female only applicants then say they would particularly welcome applications from T women, who are male, and even with a GRC would legally be excluded due to their biology.

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OhHolyJesus · 20/05/2020 07:30

I read it as they only want applications from transwomen.

It says (or said) self identifying women only, so that excludes:

Men
Women (who are gender free or not)
Non binary people of both sex

This is the first case I've seen where the EA has been applied for an exemption to only have trans women apply for a vacancy.

You can say you welcome applications from BAME, LGBT etc but to say you only want applications from one group is discrimination unless you have a good reason, which they do, but they wrote 'self identifying' rather than biological.

Am I wrong?

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Isitnextyearyet · 20/05/2020 07:44

I understand it as anyone who identifies as a women whatever the biology.

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Isitnextyearyet · 20/05/2020 07:44

sorry - a woman

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MiddlesexGirl · 20/05/2020 07:49

That's how I understand it but its effect is to encourage self-ID and trans women and discourage biological women. Remind me never to move to Brighton.

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JulieBindelAteMyHamster · 20/05/2020 07:55

Would a traumatised child / young person need someone empathetic, non judgmental, supportive, able to listen and support, beyond any thing else ?

An abused child has had their boundaries violated in the ugliest way. They deserve support from counsellors who embody integrity and trustworthiness, not men who 'self-identify' as women

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teawamutu · 20/05/2020 07:56

Another one for Baroness Nicholson? With her child protection interests I imagined it'd catch her attention...

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