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As it's International Pronouns Day today, we thought we would post some of the diverse views of our network members about the use of pronouns in our workplaces - the UK Civil Service
#pronouns
#pronounsday
#gender
#gendercritical
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"Bring your whole self to work is what my employer tells me. Unless of course you happen to believe like I do that sex is binary and fixed from conception...
"But what about my identity?"
#sexmatters
#sexnotgender
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SEEN is a UK civil service staff network committed to promoting and supporting sex equality and equity between women and men in our workplaces, and helping all staff to thrive at work and fulfil their potential.
More info, contact details on our website
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SEEN is an official UK civil service staff network. This is who we are and why we set up the network
#civilservice
#gender
#gendercritical
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What ‘gender critical’ means to me
After another week of having to explain again to managers and HR staff what gender critical beliefs are and are not, I thought it would be helpful to put together this primer…
#gendercritical
#sexnotgender
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Today we celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day!
Lesbians in history have tended to be largely invisible (try naming five famous lesbians… or try naming five famous lesbians without mentioning Martina)...
More here:
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Detransitioners are people who took steps to change gender but later feel more comfortable with their birth sex
Today we platform one SEEN member's story to mark Detransition Awareness Day 2023
#detransawarenessday
#DetransitionAwarenessDay
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SEEN is a UK Civil Service Network. Here are some Frequently Asked Questions about us, our mission and what we stand for
#gender
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Why SEEN exists and how we uphold Civil Service values, including impartiality
#gender
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"Why SEEN is important to me. I want to speak about language – primarily the loss of the word ‘woman’ to describe an adult human female - and its emotional impact on me. Language matters and the loss of our words hurt..."
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We approached everyone on our mailing list to ask them what they thought about practices related to the statement of pronouns in email signatures and elsewhere.
We had such a brilliant selection of answers, we’d like to share some of them in full, alongside a general summary.
As it's International Pronouns Day today, we thought we would post some of the diverse views of our network members about the use of pronouns in our workplaces - the UK Civil Service
#pronouns
#pronounsday
#gender
#gendercritical
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“Language matters… In the last 15 years we have seen the word woman …replaced with the word people or non-man, or… dehumanising body-part terms such as cervix havers, chestfeeders…”
#IDEVAW
Content: violence against women, sexual violence, murder
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This page sets the record straight on some of the misperceptions and misleading claims about SEEN and gender critical people.
#gender
#gendercritical
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James Barry: female pioneer
“So tell me”, my first history professor liked to start, after hearing my latest essay, “what have you left out, and how have you filled the gaps?”
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomensHistoryMonth2024
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We often come across training and guidance that makes reference to the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010, and it’s really important that this is presented correctly.
Here's a reminder...
#equality
#equalityact
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A frequent area of discussion and dispute around gender critical views is whether and how much they can be expressed (or ‘manifested’ to use the legal term) in the workplace...
Article continues here:
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Why SEEN is important to me
“I wanted to share some thoughts on why, as a bisexual man, SEEN is important to me, and why I haven’t found a home in the existing LGBT+ networks…”
#bisexuality
#bisexualityweek
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Menopause: a radical perspective
"As a 47-year-old woman, it’s not surprising that I’m heartened by the increasing visibility and normalisation of menopause – whether I like it or not, that train is pulling into the station some time soon..."
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On 21 June 2023, Ms Fahmy won an important employment tribunal (ET) decision against her former employer, Arts Council England (ACE), the first ET case relating to harassment for gender critical beliefs
#gender
#gendercritical
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Rural lesbians and a safer world
"I grew up in the rural idyll of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, having known most of my life that I was attracted to my own sex.."
#LesbianPride
#Pride2023
#pride
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SEEN is a civil service staff network committed to promoting and supporting sex equality and equity between women and men in our workplaces
Here is our address:
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On neurodiversity, dysphoria and the importance of speaking the truth:
#Autism
#Neurodiversity
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It’s International Men’s Day on 19th November. The theme this year is “zero male suicide”. Too many men are dying too soon. And men – if you’re reading, which I hope you are… we need to talk.
#InternationalMensDay
Content warning: suicide
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Why SEEN is important to me V
"This wasn’t something I ever saw myself doing, after I came out as a lesbian to my family... to walking with Stonewall at London’s Pride Parade. I didn’t know that a new ideology was emerging... into general life and..."
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On tolerance - why our network exists and has a place within the Civil Service
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November 25 is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
#1
16 days of activism
Our first post sets out some of the sobering facts around this “oldest and most pervasive of problems”, and delves into its societal context.
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"Why SEEN is important to me" VI
Women at work: 1888 and now
In this time of strikes by public service professions dominated by women, I’ve been reflecting on the often-overlooked history of women in the UK trade union movement and parallels to today...
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On 14 November, SEEN was invited to participate in the “Navigating Difference Finding Common Ground” webinar, which formed part of Faith and Belief Week 2023. This was our presentation
‘what a drunk man on a train can teach us about working together’
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We hear often from colleagues concerned that HR teams, management and staff training providers have made mistakes when they talk about equality law, and especially about sex-based rights and protections. More in the link below:
#Equality
#EqualityAct
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“I have been a magistrate for over thirty years. During those decades views on domestic violence, specifically violence against women have changed considerably – but there is still a long way to go…”
#IDEVAW
Content: domestic violence and murder
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SEEN is a civil service staff network committed to promoting and supporting sex equality and equity between women and men in our workplaces
More about us here:
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Violence against women - A personal account
"I am not a victim, but I have been hurt by men. I won’t recount every time as the pain and fear crouches within me ready to pounce at any given opportunity"
Content: domestic violence
#IDEVAW
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"Why is SEEN important to me?
"I’m now 38 years old, and I’ve known I was gay since my early teens. I was ‘out’ since I was 16 years old. Which was pretty unusual especially living in the Welsh valleys..."
#Equality
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On neurodiversity, dysphoria and the importance of speaking the truth:
#Autism
#Neurodiversity
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"Why is SEEN important to me?
"Firstly, because I regard the substitution of sex with gender identity in relation to equality aims as a retrograde step for women’s rights..."
#Equality
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SEEN is a civil service staff network committed to promoting and supporting sex equality and equity between women and men in our workplaces
Link below to join our mailing list, request information about membership, or to message us or make an enquiry
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Understanding our sex-based rights and protections at work
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SEEN is a civil service staff network committed to promoting and supporting sex equality and equity between women and men in our workplaces
Link below to join our mailing list, request information about membership, or to message us or make an enquiry
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Another forgotten hero for LGBT history month
Gluck was a British painter and lesbian who refused to conform to expectations: about her art, how she presented or who she loved
#lesbianhistory
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Why SEEN is important to me 2
This post is the second of four speeches by SEEN members from our launch event in October '22
"I regard the substitution of sex with gender identity in relation to equality aims as a retrograde step for women’s rights.."
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Another forgotten hero for LGBT history month - a lesser known 20th C artist - this time a woman
Gluck was a British painter and lesbian who refused to conform to expectations: about her art, how she presented or who she loved
#lesbianhistory
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Why SEEN is important to me 3
This is the 3rd of four speeches by SEEN members from our launch event in Oct '22
"I want to speak about language – primarily the loss of the word ‘woman’ to describe an adult human female - and its emotional impact on me"
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Why SEEN is important to me 1
This post is the first of four speeches by SEEN members from our launch event in October '22
"I’m now 38 years old, and I’ve known I was gay since my early teens. I was ‘out’ since I was 16 years old..."
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Why SEEN is important to me 4
This post is the last of four speeches by SEEN members from our launch event in Oct '22
On neurodiversity, dysphoria and the importance of speaking the truth
#autism
#Neurodiversity
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In LGBT History Month we celebrate some lesser known heroes who don’t always feature in the mainstream narrative
#gayhistory
Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and author and hero of the anti-Nazi resistance during World War II
#ww2
#willemarondeus
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#StephenFry
Willem and Frieda - Defying The Nazis Thur 2 Mar 9pm C4
Read more about Willem Arondeus - Dutch artist and author and hero of the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II
#gayhistory
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#StephenFry
Willem and Frieda - Defying The Nazis Thur 2 Mar 9pm C4
Read more about Willem Arondeus - Dutch artist and author and hero of the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II
#gayhistory
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Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and author and hero of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II
#gayhistory
#stephenfry
documentary about Willem and Frieda Belinfante C4 9m 2 Mar
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Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and author and hero of the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II
#gayhistory
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