Category: gender inclusivity

‘Straight out of 1984’: NSW Ministers Criticize New Workplace Diversity Sessions

New South Wales government ministers have lambasted the new workplace behaviour advice, which banned the use of the word “mate” as “straight out of 1984.” The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet conducted a series of Respect at Work training sessions this week, in which staff were advised not to consume alcohol in the office,…


Non-Gendered Language Guidelines for Schools Reversed by Australia’s NT Government

Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) government has reversed its decision to introduce gender-neutral language at schools after being criticised for “attempting to apply Marxist ideology” into the education system. According to draft guidelines on diverse sex, sexuality, and gender identity pushed by the NT Education Department, teachers could be banned from calling students “boys and girls”…


Australia’s NT Government Reverses Non-Gendered Language Guidelines for Schools

Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) government has reversed its decision to introduce gender-neutral language at schools after being criticized for “attempting to apply Marxist ideology” into the education system. According to draft guidelines on diverse sex, sexuality, and gender identity pushed by the NT Education Department, teachers could have been banned from calling students “boys and…