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

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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 seen-network.uk/posts/2023-02-…

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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 seen-network.uk/posts/2023-02-…

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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 ā€˜out’ since I was 16 years old..." seen-network.uk/posts/2023-01-…

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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 seen-network.uk/posts/2023-03-…

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It’s International Men’s Day on 19th November. The theme this year is ā€œzero male suicideā€. Too many men are dying too soon. And men – if you’re reading, which I hope you are… we need to talk. #InternationalMensDay Content warning: suicide seen-network.uk/posts/2023-11-…

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On 14 November, SEEN was invited to participate in the ā€œNavigating Difference Finding Common Groundā€ webinar, which formed part of Faith and Belief Week 2023. This was our presentation ā€˜what a drunk man on a train can teach us about working together’ seen-network.uk/posts/2023-11-…

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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 ā€œoldest and most pervasive of problemsā€, and delves into its societal context. seen-network.uk/posts/2023-11-…

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ā€œI 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 goā€¦ā€ #IDEVAW Content: domestic violence and murder seen-network.uk/posts/2023-11-…

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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 seen-network.uk/posts/2023-11-…

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ā€œLanguage 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, chestfeedersā€¦ā€ #IDEVAW Content: violence against women, sexual violence, murder seen-network.uk/posts/2023-11-…

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What ā€˜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 seen-network.uk/posts/2023-12-…

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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..." seen-network.uk/posts/2024-01-…

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James Barry: female pioneer ā€œSo tell meā€, my first history professor liked to start, after hearing my latest essay, ā€œwhat have you left out, and how have you filled the gaps?ā€ #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryMonth2024 seen-network.uk/posts/2024-03-…

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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 seen-network.uk/posts/2024-07-…

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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 seen-network.uk/posts/2024-11-…

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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 seen-network.uk/posts/2024-11-…

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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: seen-network.uk/contact/ #16DaysofActivism #IDEVAW seen-network.uk/posts/2024-11-…