SEEN’s new blog marks IDEVAW by asking: what can we do as public servants to stop violence against women and girls? Please contact us with published examples of good public sector work that we can share: #16DaysofActivism #IDEVAW

SEEN in Northern Ireland A member of SEEN provides some reflections on the setting up of a SEEN in Northern Ireland group, and meeting other members of SEEN based in Northern Ireland for the first time. #gendercritical #civilservice

A member of SEEN based in Scotland provides some reflections on the setting up of a SEEN in Scotland Group, and meeting other members of SEEN based in Scotland for the first time #SEEN #gendercritical #civilservice

"The Olympic Games have long been a symbol of human excellence... However, the journey to equality between men and women has been a winding path..." #Olympics #OlympicGames #Olympics2024

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

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..."

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

“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

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

“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

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.

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’

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

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.

RT @seen_network: As it's International Pronouns Day today, we thought we would post some of the diverse views of our network members about…

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

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:

On Tolerance - why SEEN exists and has a place in the civil service #gender #gendercritical

SEEN is a UK Civil Service Network. Here are some Frequently Asked Questions about us, our mission and what we stand for #gender #gendercritical