Workplaces • Page 2
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Data matters
The easiest way to ask about sex is to ask a simple question and expect a straightforward answer.
19th October 2023
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Data matters
Advice on the questions you should ask when collecting personal data on sex and transgender identity. See also our template letter of complaint to send when you are concerned that an organisation is misusing your data by confusing sex and gender.
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War-hero Army doctor disciplined for agreeing that men can’t be women is cleared of wrong-doing by an official inquiry
Chris Pollard for the Mail on Sunday
Dr Kelvin Wright received a complaint from a junior officer after sharing a post by Helen Joyce of Sex Matters. The war-hero doctor has been cleared of wrongdoing by an official inquiry. -
Employee holding gender critical beliefs suffered harassment and employer failed to take reasonable steps to prevent it
An analysis of Fahmy v Arts Council England by BDBF Solicitors – an employment law firm in the City of London specialising in high stakes and high value cases.
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Hero shot down by cancel culture: Soldier who saved countless lives in Afghanistan and trained medics for Ukraine is forced to quit the Army for agreeing that men can’t be women
Chris Pollard for the Mail on Sunday.
Col Dr Kelvin Wright shared a Facebook post which prompted an angry backlash.
He has been forced to walk away after more than 14 years in the military. -
“Vague complaints about transphobia when they won’t tell you what that is.”
Richard Tice interviews Maya Forstater for Talk TV
A woman who lost her job for saying biological sex cannot be changed has been awarded £106,000 after an employment tribunal found she experienced discrimination and victimisation at work.
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Maya Forstater: gender-critical campaigner wins £100,000
James Beal, Social Affairs Editor for The Times
The gender-critical campaigner Maya Forstater has said that her £100,000 compensation award is a warning to organisations about their attitude to sex-based rights. -
Woman who lost job after tweeting view on biological sex awarded £100,000
Miranda Bryant for The Guardian
Award follows tribunal ruling that Maya Forstater was unfairly discriminated against because of her gender-critical beliefs -
Maya Forstater: Woman who lost her job over transgender views awarded £100k compensation
Sky News.
In 2021, Maya Forstater told Sky News that "girls grew up to be women, boys grew up to be men" - but some see her views as deeply transphobic. Now, she has been awarded compensation after losing her job in 2019. -
Maya Forstater: Woman gets payout for discrimination over trans tweets
A woman who lost out on a job after tweeting gender-critical views is to get a £100,000 payout after a decision from an employment tribunal.
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Maya Forstater wins more than £100,000 in compensation from think-tank after she lost her job for believing that people cannot change their biological sex
Daisy Graham-Brown for Mail Online
Researcher's contract not renewed after voicing 'gender critical' beliefs in 2018.
Yesterday tribunal ordered she should be paid £106,404 by her former employer. -
Denise Fahmy v Arts Council England (case number 6000042/2022)
Press release from Didlaw, whose partner Elizabeth McGlone worked alongside Anya Palmer Counsel of Old Square Chambers to support Denise Fahmy in her harassment claim against Arts Council England (ACE).
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Backlash over Oxfam’s trans guidance
Ben Ellery for The Times
Maya Forstater is quoted as a "women's campaigner" -
Charity watchdog could investigate Oxfam over trans row cartoon
James Beal, Social Affairs Editor for The TImes
Maya Forstater of Sex Matters is quoted from her interview on Times Radio. -
‘I was hounded out of Oxfam over JK Rowling’ – a former employee reveals how she was silenced
Julie Bindel for UnHerd.
Maria claimed constructive dismissal and belief discrimination. During judicial mediation, both parties agreed to settle, with Oxfam issuing a public apology for its handling of the process. -
Campaigners reveal in new poll majority of Britons want trans ban in female spaces
Sarah O’Grady, Social Affairs Editor for the Daily Express
Feature on Sex Matters’ poll results, released on 5th June 2023. -
Less than third of Britons want transwomen allowed in female-only spaces
James Beal, Social Affairs Editor for The Times
Feature on Sex Matters’ poll results, released on 5th June 2023. -
Fewer than a third of Brits think trans women should be allowed to use female changing rooms and three-quarters want them excluded from women’s sport
Ryan Hooper for the Daily Mail
Feature on Sex Matters’ poll results, released on 5th June 2023. -
Less than a third of Brits say transwomen should be allowed in female-only spaces and sports
Sex Matters has today released the findings from a representative national poll. It finds that less than one in three Britons believe that transwomen – men who identify as women – should be allowed in women’s sports, changing rooms and toilets, or to provide ‘female-only’ intimate care. The lack...
5th June 2023
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Sex Matters poll results as graphics (for printing)
A six-page graphical summary of the figures from our poll: a nationally representative sample of over-18s, polled online on 15th May 2023 by PeoplePolling. Optimised for printing.
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Sex Matters poll results as graphics (for screen)
A six-page graphical summary of the figures from our poll: a nationally representative sample of over-18s, polled online on 15th May 2023 by PeoplePolling.
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Why we don’t want “biological” added before “sex” in the law
This is the first of a series of blog posts in the run up to the debate on 12th June about clarifying the Equality Act. The word “sex” appears 268 times in the Equality Act 2010; “same sex” appears 48 times, “opposite sex” 28 times. Our petition says: Update...
30th May 2023
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Teacher who ‘misgendered’ pupil banned from profession
Louisa Clarence-Smith for The Telegraph
Joshua Sutcliffe, a Christian who also spoke out against gay marriage, says he is 'devastated' by ruling finding him guilty of misconduct. -
Should a civil-service union promote harassment and discrimination?
At its annual conference starting on Tuesday 23rd May, PCS – Public and Commercial Services Union, the largest civil-service union – is planning to debate motions that denigrate gender-critical civil servants and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The motions seek to commit the union to a political stance...
19th May 2023
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EDI contra science – the misuse of “ethics” in academic research
John Armstrong writes for The Crtitic about how he was asked to survey elite athletes on their views on trans participation in athletics, but the ethics committee at King’s College, London rejected his research proposal on the grounds that the terms “male” and “female” were unacceptable.
1st April 2023
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Stonewall ‘eroding’ gender pay gap monitoring among civil servants
Ewan Somerville for The TelegraphMaya Forstater is quoted. Six government departments among employers urged to check inequalities by self-identified gender, according to charity’s training scheme.
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Woman’s Place UK (WPUK)
Grassroots feminist campaign formed in 2017 by women with backgrounds in trade-union and broader social movements. Aim was to ensure women’s voices would be heard in the consultation on proposals for self-identification and to uphold single-sex exceptions. Played a large role in getting government plans to reform the Gender...
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Hadley Freeman interviewed on Woman’s Hour
On 5th December 2022, Hadley Freeman was interviewed by Emma Burnett on BBC Woman’s Hour. She talked about why she was leaving the Guardian, after 22 years of working for the paper. The audio with subtitles available on Youtube. We have added links to relevant media articles, and to...
7th December 2022
