NC for this but been on MN for years.
First of all, I want to say a MASSIVE thanks to all the amazing posters in the Feminism Board here who who not only have helped me understand the issues we’re facing, info which, apart from Glinner’s website, isn’t readily available but have left me full of admiration - batting out FOIs which have made such a difference recently.
Here’s my dilemma. I’ve never had a problem speaking up and speaking my mind at work. But I am at a company on the Stonewall Equality Index and my god have they been drinking the Stonewall KoolAid like crazy over the past few years. Not surprising as the diversity manager is ex-Stonewall. I feel the recent press coverage gives me a way now to raise my concerns but the diversity manager will just bat them away and I’m not big and important enough for them to do otherwise. Plus, the organisation has also been doing lots recently in other areas, eg addressing women adversely impacted by covid, Black Lives Matter etc. So I know the response will be that they address all inequality. But doing nothing doesn’t feel like an option now as I think all of these corporate organisations signing up to the Index gives credence to its bullshit.
There is a great HR manager who I think will listen to my concerns but any ideas on what arguments I should raise? For example, is it correct to say gender is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act? Saying that makes me sound anti-trans though ??
Has anyone successfully got this conversation started at work?