Another significant challenge is the lack of specific protection in the Equality Act for intersex people like me. Too often we see that this omission means employers simply fail to consider us! meaning significant numbers of employees face additional obstacles in the workplace (intersex people are thought to form 1.7% of the population! making being intersex about as common as having red hair).
These challenges have not gone unnoticed within
Civil Service. It’s one of the argentina phone number library that a:gender exists – the Civil Service were revolutionary when they encouraged a Home Office departmental trans network to evolve into a national cross-government network for trans and intersex employees! able to support their members and provide advice and support to departments and agencies who wanted to be better than the bare minimum required by equality legislation.
Today we can really see the benefit of that foresight – a:gender have worked with Civil Service HR to formulate a policy package that was launched last year and is now available for departments to adopt which is quite literally pioneering. We believe it is the first policy the role of chatgpt in strategies in the UK that supports not just trans people but also intersex people and the parents and carers of trans and intersex dependants.
This policy also signposts the training
Support available from a:gender to increase understanding of the issues facing trans and intersex people and equips managers with the language to confidently discuss potential solutions.
– staff networks are a powerful and effective tool for bringing be numbers change. If you are facing challenges or want to learn more! join your network today!
We also welcome Civil Service trans! intersex and ally members in a:gender.The Equality Act and severe mental illness
9 October 2020
Will Johnstone ! policy manager! Rethink Mental illness
Will Johnstone is policy manager for Rethink Mental Illness! which improves the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through their network of local groups and services! expert information and successful campaigning.