The EHRC has also published a guide, Collecting information on gender identity, which aims to help public authorities subject to the equality duty, and those thinking about or currently monitoring gender identity, to do so using an acceptable and methodologically robust approach. The guide, which draws on the above research report, discusses the information required under the equality duty, considers the purpose and value of monitoring, and outlines the recommended questions and how these should be asked. The guide is available at:
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/EqualityAct/PSED/collecting_info_gender_id.pdf
Trans research review by Martin Mitchell and Charlie Howarth of National Centre for Social Research (Research Report no. 27, 2009)
This report measures and comments on the number of women in positions of power or influence in Britain in 2010/11. Data are presented for 27 occupation categories in four broad categories (politics, business, media and culture and public and voluntary sectors). Comparative data are presented for each of the years 2003 to 2006 and for 2007-08, the last time that this report was produced. In 17 out of 27 categories, women’s representation has increased since 2007-08, but in the remaining 10 categories, it has fallen. The report is available at:
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/key-projects/sexandpower/
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