Inequality and under-representation Specific needs Challenge stereotypes – things to avoid – factors you need to consider - positive messages to promote SEXUAL Criteria or arrangements that could Reassurances of confidentiality if Content and images that include ORIENTATION exclude people on the basis of their people need to reveal their sexuality examples of individuals who are LGB People of all sexuality or having a same sex or details of next of kin Use of the University’s Stonewall sexual partner Use of inclusive language that doesn’t membership logo orientations Referencing marriage/husband and exclude same-sex couples wives but not civil partnerships and Clarity/confirmation that ‘partners’ same sex partners includes same sex or civil partners Assumptions that everyone is heterosexual and has a partner of the opposite sex Assumptions that people with children are always heterosexual Under-representation – do you need to include measures to address this? PREGNANCY Criteria or arrangements that could Pregnancy may prevent participation Profile/examples of students/staff AND exclude on the basis of pregnancy or in some activities who are carers of MATERNITY taking/having taken maternity leave children/successfully combine Are different arrangements needed Women who studying/careers and being a parent for women who cannot participate are pregnant, due to pregnancy or maternity leave Profile academic staff who have are on or have returned to work following a career Do you need to keep women on taken break as being a normal part of maternity leave informed? maternity academic life Do you need special arrangements for leave women returning from maternity leave? TRANSGENDER Criteria or arrangements that could Be aware that some people do not Trans people are a small minority of People whose exclude people who are trans view gender as a male/female binary the population and the issues they gender identity and may choose not to define as face are often misunderstood. differs from either Showing an understanding and their physical appreciation of trans issues and Reassurances of confidentiality if sex people is a very positive action If it is information on a person’s sex or appropriate to what you are doing gender is needed. People who fully transition into a different gender may want to update their records to reflect this.
Inequality and under-representation – things to avoid Specific needs – factors you need to consider Challenge stereotypes - positive messages to promote SEXUAL ORIENTATION People of all sexual orientations Criteria or arrangements that could exclude people on the basis of their sexuality or having a same sex partner Referencing marriage/husband and wives but not civil partnerships and same sex partners Assumptions that everyone is heterosexual and has a partner of the opposite sex Assumptions that people with children are always heterosexual Under-representation – do you need to include measures to address this? Reassurances of confidentiality if people need to reveal their sexuality or details of next of kin Use of inclusive language that doesn’t exclude same-sex couples Clarity/confirmation that ‘partners’ includes same sex or civil partners Content and images that include examples of individuals who are LGB Use of the University’s Stonewall membership logo PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY Women who are pregnant, are on or have taken maternity leave Criteria or arrangements that could exclude on the basis of pregnancy or taking/having taken maternity leave Pregnancy may prevent participation in some activities Are different arrangements needed for women who cannot participate due to pregnancy or maternity leave Do you need to keep women on maternity leave informed? Do you need special arrangements for women returning from maternity leave? Profile/examples of students/staff who are carers of children/successfully combine studying/careers and being a parent Profile academic staff who have returned to work following a career break as being a normal part of academic life TRANSGENDER People whose gender identity differs from their physical sex Criteria or arrangements that could exclude people who are trans Be aware that some people do not view gender as a male/female binary and may choose not to define as either Reassurances of confidentiality if information on a person’s sex or gender is needed. People who fully transition into a different gender may want to update their records to reflect this. Trans people are a small minority of the population and the issues they face are often misunderstood. Showing an understanding and appreciation of trans issues and people is a very positive action If it is appropriate to what you are doing
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