For organisations and employees
The Equality Act 2010 protects people with gender-critical beliefs in England, Scotland and Wales from being discriminated against at work, and as service users.
Sex Matters has produced guidance on common questions about sex and gender identity for employers, such as pronouns, toilets, data collection, and the provision of single-sex services.
Don’t get caught out – learn about recent cases and join a sector network.
Also find more updates, publications and external resources on workplaces, healthcare, schools and universities.
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Toilets, showers and changing rooms: what the law says (Easy Read)
An easy-read version of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim update for employers and service providers.
14th April 2026
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A simple statement of the law on single-sex services and workplace facilities
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim update of 25th April 2025.
20th February 2026
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Template email to raise concerns about workplace changing rooms
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about workplace changing-room policies: the removal...
23rd October 2025
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Workplace facilities factsheet
Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...
23rd October 2025
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Information signs for single-sex services
Editable health and safety signs for women's, men's, and mixed-sex facilities.
11th October 2025
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Graphics explaining the law on single-sex services
A series of five downloadable graphics explain how to provide single-sex services with confidence.
11th October 2025
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Providing single-sex services with confidence
A guide for service providers – how to be confident in understanding and using the Equality Act to respect...
10th October 2025
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Gender-critical belief discrimination – briefing
What “gender critical” beliefs are; how employees and others are protected from belief discrimination; and how employers should deal...
10th October 2025
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Removing unlawful toilet policies from workplaces – briefing
A summary of the legal arguments, relevant to other service providers and employers in the public and private sectors....
2nd October 2025
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Template email to raise concerns about workplace toilets
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about workplace toilet policies: the removal...
11th July 2025
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Template email to raise concerns about changing rooms and toilets
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about policies for changing-room, toilets and...
11th July 2025
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Template email about proposed unisex changing rooms or toilets
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about policies to make changing-room or...
11th July 2025
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Template HR email on policy changes
If you work in HR, or know someone who does, copy and paste to share this model email, which...
23rd May 2025
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Workplace toilets: know your rights
We explain the legislation on workplace toilets, whose job it is to make sure that workplaces comply with the...
7th May 2025
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Workplace toilets factsheet
Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...
7th May 2025
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Supreme Court judgment: summary and practical advice
The Supreme Court has clarified that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex, male or female. Policies...
21st April 2025
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Supreme Court judgment: summary and practical advice as PDF
A summary of the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers judgment and practical advice for organisations to...
21st April 2025
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Workplace toilets for women and men – briefing for employers
A two-page briefing to help employers understand the law and best practice.
31st January 2025
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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...
16th May 2024
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Academic mobbing – what university management needs to know
Ian Pace, Professor of Music, Culture and Society at City, University of London, writes for Sex Matters on the...
15th May 2024
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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
19th October 2023
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Your rights at work
The Equality Act 2010 protects people in England, Scotland and Wales from being discriminated against at work because they...
10th November 2022
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Toilets matter – a short guide to law and good practice
For any organisation that provides toilets for customers, visitors, staff or students – this guide will help you think...
15th October 2022
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Diversity and inclusion on boards: advice to companies on new FCA reporting requirements
The Financial Conduct Authority has left it up to companies to determine how they define “men” and “women” in...
29th April 2022
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The Sex Matters guide to pronouns at work
Our briefing for employers and employees thinking about workplace rules and policies – and what is and isn't legal.
19th October 2021
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Understanding the risk of following Stonewall guidance – briefing for employers
The mismatches between current legislation and Stonewall’s guidance on ‘trans inclusion’ that employers need to be aware of.
10th July 2021
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Leadership starts with the law – briefing for universities on the Reindorf Review
For universities, student unions and service providers reviewing their policies and considering issues of academic freedom.
1st June 2021
