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Civil service must return to impartiality and protection for all

Civil servants are expected to act with impartiality, integrity, honesty and objectivity, under the direction of Ministers and in...

NHS England training calls staff “transphobic” if they won’t share toilets with the opposite sex

Sex Matters has written to Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, to raise concerns about NHSE’s “mandatory...

Flying Flags and Ticking Boxes – what went wrong with EDI and how leaders can fix it

By Simon Fanshawe OBE and Matilda Gosling, Diversity by Design

Why is Sex Matters intervening in the case of Kristie Higgs?

Sex Matters, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Church of England Archbishops’ Council, the Free Speech Union and...

Don’t Get Caught Out – a summary of gender critical belief discrimination employment tribunal judgments

by Ruth Birchall and Jo Phoenix

Sex Matters’ written submissions re Higgs v Farmor’s School

Council admits discriminating against social worker over her gender-critical views

Cambridgeshire county council has paid social work manager Lizzy Pitts £54,000 in compensation after admitting discriminating against her for...

Be more SEEN!

Last week Sex Matters hosted a meeting of people involved in the Sex Equality and Equity Networks (SEENs) and...

The new deal for working people and the definition of sex

We expect the government to take action in the first 100 days on its new deal for working people,...

Identity politics and the Equality Act 2010

Katy Wedderburn explains what recent gender-critical legal cases mean for employers.

Being clear about our beliefs

Sex Matters was founded as an organisation based on human rights. We believe that the rule of law, and...

The Jo Phoenix case should be a wake-up call for universities

In 2019 Professor Jo Phoenix became the target of a campaign of harassment from her colleagues at the Open...

Learning from the Jo Phoenix case

What happened at the Open University was not an isolated problem, and it was not just about Phoenix. This briefing...

Academic mobbing – what university management needs to know

Ian Pace, Professor of Music, Culture and Society at City St George’s, University of London, writes for Sex Matters...

Roz Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

An employment tribunal ruled that caseworker Roz Adams was subjected to unlawful discrimination and constructive dismissal by Edinburgh Rape...

Legal opinion says promotion policy discriminates on basis of gender-critical beliefs

Earlier this year Sex Matters was approached by Dr John Armstrong, a reader in mathematics at King’s College London...

Counsel’s opinion in the matter of King’s College London academic promotions criteria

KCL’s promotion policy discriminates on the basis of gender-critical beliefs, and will also be likely to contravene the new...

SEEN in the Church of England

A sex equality and equity network formed in March 2024 to talk about how the Church of England endorses...

SEEN in the City

Formed in 2023, SEEN in the City is a sex equality and equity network for financial-services professionals in the...

Civil Service SEEN

Founded in 2022 as the first sex equality and equity network, Civil Service SEEN is a cross-government staff network...

“Be nice!” says the BBC’s director-general 

The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, appeared at the parliamentary select committee for culture, media and sport this...

Inclusion at Work Panel: report on improving workplace diversity and inclusion

A report from the independent Inclusion at Work Panel setting out how organisations can improve diversity and inclusion practices...

Clinical Advisory Network on Sex and Gender (CAN-SG)

Group of clinicians concerned at established medical bodies’ and regulators’ uncritical support for experimental treatments for gender-confused and gender-distressed...

Evidence-Based Social Work Alliance (EBSWA)

Coalition of practitioners, academics and students in the field of social work. Formed as a response to concerns about...

What is the indelible mark left by the NHS Rainbow Badge scheme?

The organisers of the NHS Rainbow Badge scheme have announced that it has come to an end due to...

SEEN in HR

Formed in January 2024: a group of human resources professionals in both private and public-sector organisations who hold sex-realist...

GANHRI should stand up for the EHRC, not join in the abuse

Together with 38 groups defending sex-based rights, Sex Matters has written to GANHRI calling on it to stand up...

SEEN in Journalism

Launched in March 2024 as a sex equality and equity network for reporters, columnists, investigative journalists, producers, editors and...

Local Authority SEEN

Formed in May 2024 as a sex equality and equity network for employees of local government in the UK....

Parliament SEEN

A sex equality and equity network for all working in Parliament committed to promoting and supporting sex equality and...

Police SEEN UK

UK policing’s national sex equality and equity network, launched in January 2024 with a mission to restore fairness, impartiality...

Response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on Diversity and Inclusion

The response from SEEN in the City to the FCA’s proposals (CP23/20) raises serious concerns – particularly that there...