POSTED BY IN Featured ON Jan 14, 2019
Campaign for period dignity at work
Join the campaign! Having a period is natural and should not be a source of awkwardness for anyone. “That time of the month” can be inconvenient and embarrassing for women and girls. It shouldn’t be. For too long, women and men have shied aware from talking about periods. Unite is currently running a campaign demanding that women and girls have period dignity. By making changes in our workplaces, our places of education, and in society, women and girls will be able to have a...
POSTED BY IN Featured ON Jun 12, 2018
Does your council say gender instead of sex
Sex is a protected characteristic. Not gender: sex. Two different things. The Equality Act (2010) identifies 9 protected characteristics. They are: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, race, sex and sexual orientation. These protected characteristics exist to ensure that everyone is treated equally and fairly and to guard against discrimination. It is important that these protected characteristics are correctly...
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