Gender Equality Scheme - University of Winchester

Whilst the University of Winchester must meet legal requirements, we are
committed to going beyond that, developing our policies and culture according
to models of best practice.
The new legislation on gender aims to ensure that universities adopt an
approach to gender that focuses on celebrating diversity and actively promotes
equality of opportunity for men and women.
The purpose of the University of Winchester’s Gender Equality Scheme is to
explain how the University will make sure that it promotes gender equality for
stakeholders and challenge discrimination whether direct or indirect.
The objectives of this equality scheme are:
• To remove barriers for women, men and transgender people in the
workplace, including barriers to career progression and inequality of
pay.
• To remove barriers for women, men and transgender people to
study.
• To ensure awareness and understanding of gender and transgender
issues among staff and students at all levels of the institution.
The Gender Equality Scheme for the University of Winchester will be
championed by Tommy Geddes, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Karen Price,
Director of Human Resources, who has overall responsibility for the
implementation of the scheme and the action plan.
Definition of sex and gender
The University acknowledges the difference between sex and gender. The
university includes reference to non-discrimination on grounds of gender
identity and sex in its equal opportunities policy.
Sex refers to anatomical sex. Gender is expressed in terms of masculinity or
femininity and describes how people feel about themselves and how they
expect other people to behave towards them. For the majority of people their
sex matches their gender. However, this is not always the case.
The Gender Equality Duty covers women, men and transgender people.