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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Equality training

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Kazooboohoo · 24/09/2019 22:26

My dilemma is this. I work for an organisation that is not known as “woke” and if I named it a. It would out me but b. You would not say “That’s a woke organisation”.

Unfortunately it has odd hiring practices and its HR department is probably woke. I, as an employee, have been summoned to HR training on “diversity and equality”. After training/indoctrination we will be asked to fill in a tick box test, the likes of which I've done before and which is standard rubbish (“Don’t wolf whistle”, “don’t look up women’s skirts” – the boilerplate you can do with your eyes closed and without any special training). Any idiot has passed the sort of training given before.

The problem is I've been given advance sight of the subjects of this year’s tests (just subjects, not questions) and the sixth or so out of eight tests is called *Gender reassignment”. It comes after 'Pregnancy & maternity” and before “Sex discrimination”. (Again, boilerplate tests that have been given before)

I'm worried the gender assignment test will basically involve stuff that I, and I imagine some of my colleagues, know isn’t law yet ie self ID. In which case do I answer in line with the (present) law and reality, or in line with woke lies? I'm sure the people at the top of the organisation would be against self ID but they are way too busy to care about the training of small fry. Do I just tell woke lies for fear of being sacked (“the correct pronoun for Rhys McKinnon is she/her as she identifies as female) or do I tell the truth? We've been told we might have our passes revoked if we don't do the training, but nothing on whether we do it then give un-woke answers.

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SuperLoudPoppingAction · 24/09/2019 22:31

If they've called it 'gender reassignment' that might be an indication they are sticking to the actual law.

It is a protected characteristic.
Hr stuff is often still fairly sensible.

So I suppose don't worry about it until you know they are saying inaccurate things, then if you feel confident, feed back through the same channels you would for any other bad training.

donquixotedelamancha · 24/09/2019 23:33

We've been told we might have our passes revoked if we don't do the training, but nothing on whether we do it then give un-woke answers.

I would not personally be willing to lie about personal beliefs to please some arbitrary person at work. I don't think you can be sacked for giving accurate but unfashionable answers.

Be careful to stress your understanding and compliance with the law and any explicit policy.

Ereshkigal · 24/09/2019 23:36

If they've called it 'gender reassignment' that might be an indication they are sticking to the actual law.

Agree, they haven't called it "gender identity" or "trans rights".

Lumene · 25/09/2019 18:17

I would tell the truth and not lie and flag it up.

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 25/09/2019 18:21

Does everyone have to do this?

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