Thread by @Sexnotgender_

Hi @UnitedAgents @PhilipPullman @EHRC @EHRCChair @KishwerFalkner @trussliz @GEOgovuk 

Your jobs page states:

"We are committed to diverse, inclusive recruitment, regardless of disability, race, age, colour, national origin, ethnic origin, sexual orientation,... 1/9

... gender identity or any other basis."

unitedagents.co.uk/jobs

This is close to being a list of the protected charcteristics under the Equality Act 2010 - the Act that provides legal protections against discrimination, harassment, etc in employment. 2/9

'Gender identity' is not a protected characteristic under the Act and is not used or defined in the Act. and you have omitted the protected characteristics of sex and gender reassigmment. 3/9

See also: ‘Gender’ is not a protected characteristic, admits EHRC

sexnotgender.info/gender-is-not-… 4/9

'Gender' and similar terms rely on demeaning, regressive stereotypical notions of societal roles for the two sexes, concepts with which I'm sure you would not wish to be associated. 5/9

If you choose to discriminate on characteristics (such as 'gender identity') that are not protected characteristics under the Act, you may inadvertently indirectly discriminate on protected characteristics. 6/9

You might also like to take note of what employment and discrimination Barrister Akua Reindorf said in her report on the @uni_of_essex and in particular Recommendation 18:

cloisters.com/reindorf-revie… 7/9

Language and meaning of words are important and proper use & understanding of terms is vital so that the public is aware of what rights they have and what your duties are. Any confusion or inconsistency over meaning may prevent people from accessing their rights in law. 8/9

Will you undertake to correct these errors and to review all your other policies, documents, reports, etc to ensure you correctly state the proteced characteristics?

Please respond.

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