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Oxford University’s equalities policies, which are typical of the sector, claim “gender identity” is “assigned at birth” and define women as a “gender” rather than as a sex — which we legally are, under the Equality Act 2010. This is an ideological stance rather than evidence-based policy. It leaves those of us whose teaching and scholarship concern women, or rely on sex-disaggregated data, open to complaint and attack for our lawful view that biological sex exists.
Universities, and the government, cannot uphold free speech while championing such policies.
Todd, as well as her recent run-in with the Oxford Labour Club for her supposed transphobia – that is, she thinks biological sex is real – was no-platformed a year ago from an event celebrating Women's Liberation at 50.
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