Work survey asking for 'gender'

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applepineapple · 04/04/2019 09:40

Our most recent work survey has come out and as part of the 'About You' section, it asks you to select your gender. There are several options, 'Prefer not to say', 'Male', 'Female', 'Transgender' and 'Non-binary'. There is no box to comment in which I would otherwise use to say that my sex is female etc.

I'm definitely going to give feedback and ask why they asked for gender rather than sex however this is my first time being gender critical in the workplace and I want to make sure I'm putting across the point in a precise and thought out way.

Would anyone be able to give their thoughts on what they would say if they were in this situation.

My workplace is local council if that helps

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DontBuyANewMumCashmere · 04/04/2019 09:54

If I can't edit/cross out gender I would select non binary.

I have no gender identity, which makes me agender or Genderqueer which automatically brings me under the trans umbrella.

The quicker normal people wake up to what nonsense gender ideology actually means, the better.

robinsarebins · 04/04/2019 09:53

They asked for gender on my work contract when I started.
I just crossed it out, wrote sex and female.
Someone mentioned the new data protection laws and how companies shouldn't be collecting data they don't need.
It is sex they are, and should be asking for.

NightmareDaemon · 04/04/2019 09:52

When I was presented with a similar situation at work I chose prefer not to say then provided feedback to HR that Female/Male did not refer to Gender but to Sex and that if they wanted to collect Gender they need a comment box for people to choose their own, in which I would write in Constructed.

My company is very woke and HR said they would consider adding Agender for people like me.

Fazackerley · 04/04/2019 09:49

I always cross out gender and put sex. Then tick female.

thatdamnwoman · 04/04/2019 09:47

How about reading this thread?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3549710-Update-identifying-as-non-binary-for-work-award

BadPennyNoBiscuit · 04/04/2019 09:47

You don't need to mention being gender critical; The Equality Act lists 'sex' and 'gender reassignment' as the relevant protected characteristics so that is the terminology they should use.

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