SEXUALITY AND GENDER

The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 places responsibilities on employers to protect employees from discrimination and harassment on the grounds of sexuality. The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 outlawed direct and indirect discrimination, victimisation and bullying on the basis of gender.

• This website brings together a number of resources in relation to sexual orientation.
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• This website provides demographic information, definitions of terms, guidance on legislation and good practice as well as useful contacts in relation to sexuality.
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• This website provides demographic information, definitions of terms, guidance on legislation and good practice as well as useful contacts in relation to gender.
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• This fact-sheet aimed at teachers in secondary education explores issues of homophobia, sexual orientation and sexual identity. It includes strategies for challenging homophobic bullying which can be usefully employed in health care contexts.
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• The women and equality unit provides a large array of information about current legislation, policy, research and development, statistics and key facts in relation to a number of issues pertinent to women in society.
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• The Equal Opportunities Commission works to eliminate sex discrimination. The website gives access to best practice guidance and information on policy and legislation.
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• The Action for Carers and Employment website brings together a number of resources to raise awareness of carers’ needs in education and the workplace.
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• The Caring About Carers website on Department of Health portal provides information for carers, but also includes information for those supporting carers in the workplace or in education.
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• Caring for someone who needs support because of a disability. This website contains information about combining caring for someone while studying or in employment including returning to work and flexible working.
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• This website brings together a number of resources in relation to gender and health.
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• The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (a professional, educational and trade union body) website on diversity and equal opportunities in the workplace. There is access to news, information and links without member login.
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• The Civil Service Diversity website provides useful resources in relation to diversity including legislation, reports, best practice guidelines and ‘toolkits’. Although it is addressed at those working in the civil service, the resources are equally applicable in a health care context.
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• Stopping violence against staff working in the NHS. This website provides information about strategies to reduce harassment and intimidation in the working lives of NHS staff.
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