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Has being part of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme - which is supposed to be about ‘inclusive workplace culture’ only - influenced the BBC’s output & style guide?
It would appear so:
thetimes.co.uk/article/staff-…
It would appear so:
thetimes.co.uk/article/staff-…
“One of the big unanswered questions so far in this podcast is has Stonewall had an influence over the BBC’s editorial?”
#NolanInvestigatesStonewall explores this in Episode ten:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
#NolanInvestigatesStonewall explores this in Episode ten:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
‘We asked the BBC to explain to us how Stonewall’s position of having multiple genders in society had suddenly become the language of the BBC’s Education Department. They did not answer the specific questions.’
A transcript of the episode by @fairplaywomen
fairplayforwomen.com/nolan-investig…
A transcript of the episode by @fairplaywomen
fairplayforwomen.com/nolan-investig…
Erasing the word ‘mother’ from policies that affect only women & girls is not ‘gender-neutral’ but erases the significance of sex in the very area where sex is all important. Inclusive language doesn’t exclude the words women have used to describe themselves for centuries.
Without public debate, the Scottish Government has removed the word ‘mother’ from its maternity policies at the direction of Stonewall, the organisation that the Scottish Goverment is paying to lobby it to make such changes.
archive.is/KxV2O
archive.is/KxV2O
#NolanInvestigatesStonewall and @SexMattersOrg is calling for a public inquiry into the influence of Stonewall and its associated organisations over public bodies. We think that the “Nolan Principles” of public life have been systematically breached.
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