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Should Gender Be Included In The Census?
//The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has undertaken research as to whether the 2021 census should ask questions about people’s gender identity as well as their biological sex.
This follows protests that asking about people’s gender is discriminatory.
If the proposals go ahead, the change would leave the Government without accurate data on the number of men and women officially living in the country.
An online self-completion survey found that 0.8 per cent of approximately 10,000 respondents had transgender identities and that around half of this population – or 40 individuals – had undergone gender reassignment surgery.//
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I’ve never considered myself to be a feminist particularly, but I’m with them on this one. It seems the sensibilities of a very few are taking precedence over common sense. What say you?
This follows protests that asking about people’s gender is discriminatory.
If the proposals go ahead, the change would leave the Government without accurate data on the number of men and women officially living in the country.
An online self-completion survey found that 0.8 per cent of approximately 10,000 respondents had transgender identities and that around half of this population – or 40 individuals – had undergone gender reassignment surgery.//
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I’ve never considered myself to be a feminist particularly, but I’m with them on this one. It seems the sensibilities of a very few are taking precedence over common sense. What say you?
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Murraymints, from the link : //Several prominent feminists including Greer, Fay Weldon and Jenni Murray, as well as a number of male commentators, have raised concerns that the recent move towards “gender neutral” or “gender non-binary” could have damaging consequences both for women and for society as a whole.//
I think they're right to be concerned. Where do 'women' fit into this?
I think they're right to be concerned. Where do 'women' fit into this?
you cannot change your birth sex. By putting sex at birth only it puts a person into a definate category. The census has many survey questions on a myriad of subjects so they could also add a section on the wonderful world of "what would I rather be" in with the other sections for collecting statistics etc.
I can see a lot of the issues raised and to a point when it comes to for filling a certain amount of generalisation may have to be done - otherwise the forms become extremely long winded.
I don't think I'd appreciate being placed in 'other' with those I didn't identify with, but for the sake of a form then so be it.
Sticking to 'sex at birth' may well give a poor slant on what is actually current at the time of the Census.
Tangled really.
I don't think I'd appreciate being placed in 'other' with those I didn't identify with, but for the sake of a form then so be it.
Sticking to 'sex at birth' may well give a poor slant on what is actually current at the time of the Census.
Tangled really.
//Mikey, you can't 'decide' what gender you are //
it would appear you could be mistaken, Naomi....
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it would appear you could be mistaken, Naomi....
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