Civil Service SEEN

SEEN is a UK Civil Service staff network committed to promoting and supporting sex equality and equity in the workplace.

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SEEN welcomes the new Civil Service policy for staff networks. In light of the new editorial process that the policy sets out, SEEN is taking the proactive step of taking down our website’s blog content pending review in line with the new process.

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Happy International Women’s Day!

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Here is a new blog post from a SEEN member for International Women's Day

What does true equity for women mean? Tell us your views

#IWD #IWD23

https://t.co/W6kUwXW8xN

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Why SEEN is important to me 1

This post is the first of four speeches by SEEN members from our launch event in October '22

"I’m now 38 years old, and I’ve known I was gay since my early teens. I was ‘out’ since I was 16 years old..."

https://t.co/SGg95XOd3q

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Another forgotten hero for LGBT history month - a lesser known 20th C artist - this time a woman

Gluck was a British painter and lesbian who refused to conform to expectations: about her art, how she presented or who she loved #lesbianhistory

https://t.co/Lwvx2QrCo2

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In LGBT History Month we celebrate some lesser known heroes who don’t always feature in the mainstream narrative #gayhistory

Willem Arondeus was a Dutch artist and author and hero of the anti-Nazi resistance during World War II #ww2 #willemarondeus

https://t.co/LPWEBNEeCw

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"a potted history of gay rights in the UK as they relate to gay men" #gayhistory

https://t.co/xQ3RbcTIfB

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SEEN’s new blog marks IDEVAW by asking: what can we do as public servants to stop violence against women and girls? Please contact us with published examples of good public sector work that we can share: https://t.co/7QZJSjlL3n

#16DaysofActivism
#IDEVAW

https://t.co/6HeS7lbYqo

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SEEN in Northern Ireland

A member of SEEN provides some reflections on the setting up of a SEEN in Northern Ireland group, and meeting other members of SEEN based in Northern Ireland for the first time.

#gendercritical #civilservice

https://t.co/vk4vqJ3hhD

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A member of SEEN based in Scotland provides some reflections on the setting up of a SEEN in Scotland Group, and meeting other members of SEEN based in Scotland for the first time

#SEEN #gendercritical #civilservice

https://t.co/2qmrUFmwe8

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"The Olympic Games have long been a symbol of human excellence... However, the journey to equality between men and women has been a winding path..."

#Olympics #OlympicGames
#Olympics2024

https://t.co/6qLrrJVGPM

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James Barry: female pioneer

“So tell me”, my first history professor liked to start, after hearing my latest essay, “what have you left out, and how have you filled the gaps?”

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryMonth2024

https://t.co/RluYCW2VTK

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Menopause: a radical perspective

"As a 47-year-old woman, it’s not surprising that I’m heartened by the increasing visibility and normalisation of menopause – whether I like it or not, that train is pulling into the station some time soon..."

https://t.co/9qPhOPzA4B

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What ‘gender critical’ means to me

After another week of having to explain again to managers and HR staff what gender critical beliefs are and are not, I thought it would be helpful to put together this primer…

#gendercritical #sexnotgender

https://t.co/WJKVccWiju

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“Language matters… In the last 15 years we have seen the word woman …replaced with the word people or non-man, or… dehumanising body-part terms such as cervix havers, chestfeeders…”

#IDEVAW

Content: violence against women, sexual violence, murder

https://t.co/hRk62SDBAd

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Violence against women - A personal account

"I am not a victim, but I have been hurt by men. I won’t recount every time as the pain and fear crouches within me ready to pounce at any given opportunity"

Content: domestic violence

#IDEVAW

https://t.co/xeuFufodjX

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“I have been a magistrate for over thirty years. During those decades views on domestic violence, specifically violence against women have changed considerably – but there is still a long way to go…”

#IDEVAW

Content: domestic violence and murder

https://t.co/lbZdE9DorG

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November 25 is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

#1 16 days of activism
Our first post sets out some of the sobering facts around this “oldest and most pervasive of problems”, and delves into its societal context.

https://t.co/LRYimNNqqg

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On 14 November, SEEN was invited to participate in the “Navigating Difference Finding Common Ground” webinar, which formed part of Faith and Belief Week 2023. This was our presentation

‘what a drunk man on a train can teach us about working together’

https://t.co/tRDggTMtI9