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Organisations citing Gender not Sex

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ClingFilmApplications · 14/03/2019 20:30

I thought it might be useful to start a list of organisations incorrectly citing "Gender" not "Sex" as a protected characteristic.

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ClingFilmApplications · 14/03/2019 21:01

Yup - that's why I mentioned it.

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sackrifice · 14/03/2019 20:56

The Government website that you linked to; is incorrectly citing gender not sex.

The actual legislation is on here www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/4

Just to confirm...that the UK government website is currently misquoting the Equality Act.

Organisations citing Gender not Sex
Organisations citing Gender not Sex
LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 14/03/2019 20:54

Duke of Edinburgh’s.

I filled out a job app this week and the equality firm asked outright if the applicants gender was same as the ‘sex at birth’. I may not send it in (load of crap)

HumberElla · 14/03/2019 20:51

Arts Council. Every application form and all the terms and conditions for funding require sign up to gender as a protected characteristic but omits sex.

This and other gov quangos like it distribute millions of government funds and lottery money every year to all sorts of projects and organisations and hold those they fund to account if they don’t comply. This is the same for many government and lottery funds.

I recall Johnny Best raised this as being a problem for the culture sector as it makes it very difficult for organisations, institutions and partners to speak out.

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ClingFilmApplications · 14/03/2019 20:36

The UK Government redirection page for EHRC: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/equality-and-human-rights-commission

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ClingFilmApplications · 14/03/2019 20:34

For starters, Alston Primary School - centre of the controversial "No Outsiders" education programme:

http://www.alston.bham.sch.uk/no-outsiders

(see embedded slide presentation)

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