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Dear All, "Additional gender information" was added to the student registration process at Birmingham in 2017. This follow-up question is asked after the "Is your gender identity the same as the gender you were originally assigned at birth?" question. The fields are: Man / Woman / Non Binary / Agender / Gender-queer / Gender-fluid / Other (Please specify) Best, Sammy Dr Sammy C.H. Li BEcon&Fin (Hons), MSc, GCL&T, Ph.D., FHEA Equality and Diversity Advisor for Students, Student Services Student Hub, Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3247 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [Sigature graphics] From: HEEON equal opportunities list <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Sanchia Alasia Sent: 04 April 2018 12:21 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Gender identity monitoring question It seems as if I will have to ask this question twice in two different places. As the HR systems team keep saying that for tax purposes it must be male/female. Kind Regards Sanchia Alasia Equality and Diversity Manager - Staff Brunel University 'Diversity reflects us all, equality protects us all' Internal X 65577 External 01895 265577 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.brunel.ac.uk<http://www.brunel.ac.uk> This email and its content are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies. Please do not disclose, copy, or distribute information in this email nor take any action in reliance on its contents. To do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation. ________________________________ From: HEEON equal opportunities list <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Mitchell, Moira ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Sent: 29 March 2018 11:00:46 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Gender identity monitoring question Dear John, Whilst I think we are a long way as a society from being in a position to jettison the identity boxes we have created, I do think it is important, especially for equality practitioners, to be mindful of all the (unintended) implications and consequences they carry with them. I'm attaching a very interesting thought piece (a few years old but still very relevant) on this subject for those who are interested. Best wishes, Moira Moira Mitchell Strategic Lead: Student Retention and Success Canterbury Christ Church University Tel: 01227 782795 -----Original Message----- From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Conway Sent: 29 March 2018 10:50 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Gender identity monitoring question Dear All, I know I'm going to get shot down in flames but - in these days when many "equality" issues are not simply binary classifications [gender, sexual orientation etc], I sometimes wonder why 'authority' needs to try to pigeonhole us? Does it really need to know, and does it need to fit us into specific boxes? I suppose we can all opt to say "prefer not to say" with regards John ________________________________ From: HEEON equal opportunities list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Potts, Katie [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 29 March 2018 10:43 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Gender identity monitoring question Dear colleagues, At Anglia Ruskin, we are currently working on our equality data collection processes and have found that our data suggests that students are likely to be misunderstanding the question on gender identity. Below is the question which HESA recommend along with the coding and answers to map responses to: Does your gender identity match your sex as registered at birth? 01 Yes 02 No 98 Prefer not to say ECU's guidance offers a lot of different options of appropriate monitoring questions (P65 in particular is helpful), but we are mindful that these do not map to HESA categories and although reporting to HESA on this characteristic is not mandatory, we would like our process to sit within the HESA reporting specifications, if possible. We've also found the question to be quite restrictive as it doesn't offer a non-binary/gender queer option. We decided that we should provide an explanation of this question for those students who are flummoxed by it and this is also proving tricky. We have also considered asking an additional question on this but are wary of muddying the waters further and adding to the length of the process - which is already too long. I wondered if anyone else had come across this issue and if you could offer some advice or share your explanations of the question, if you have them? With thanks in advance, KP _____________________________________________ Katie Potts Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager My office hours are Mon-Thu 8.30am-5.30pm Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ Student Services, Tindal Building, 2nd floor | T: +44 (0) 1245 68 4492 | Internal ext. 4492 | W: | www.anglia.ac.uk/studentservices<http://www.anglia.ac.uk/studentservic<http://www.anglia.ac.uk/studentservices%3chttp:/www.anglia.ac.uk/studentservic> | es> Find us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/AngliaRuskinStudentServices> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/aru_studentserv> -- http://www.anglia.ac.uk/email-disclaimer