The Equality Act 2010 says you must not be discriminated against because:
- you are (or are not) a particular sex
- someone thinks you are the opposite sex (discrimination by perception)
- you are connected to someone of a particular sex (discrimination by association)
In the Equality Act, sex can mean either male or female, or a group of people like men or boys, or women or girls. (EHRC)
The following resources may support your professional learning:
- Education Scotland – Improving gender balance 3-18
- Education Scotland – Introduction to gender stereotyping
- Engender – Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation
- Equally Safe – Scotland’s strategy for preventing and eradicating violence against women and girls
- Equate Scotland – 6 steps to gender equality (PDF)
- GTC Scotland Webinar: Improving Gender Balance and Equalities (YouTube)
- NASUWT – Managing the Menopause at Work (PDF)
- Scottish Government Gender Equality Policies
- What is Sex discrimination? – Equality and Human Rights Commission (YouTube)
- Women’s Health in Schools podcast – Bretta Townend-Jowitt (18:26)
- Zero Tolerance – Gender Equal Play (PDF)
- Zero Tolerance – working with children and young people
