Virgin Atlantic airlines have introduced a new policy for their uniforms. Until recently, staff had to follow rules about what they could wear at work; there were uniforms for men and uniforms for women. Today, gendered uniform rules have gone and staff can choose to wear a uniform to reflect the person they are.
The airline announced the new rules with a #see the world differently and a video which is in the link above where you can see staff talk about what the new policy means for them. Virgin says the new policy, "champions the individuality of Virgin Atlantic's people by enabling them to wear the clothing that expresses how they identify or present themselves."
Lots of staff have praised the move. Cabin crew member Jamie Forsstroem says, "As a non-binary person, it allows me to be myself at work and have the choice in what uniform I wear." The airline has also introduced optional pronoun badges. Research by the company found that allowing staff to embrace their individuality at work increased mental well being and feelings of happiness.
In the video, First officer Alison Port says, "It's not about cancelling anyone, it's not about removing men or removing women, it's just about more inclusive language."
- What is Virgin Atlantic?
- what is a gendered uniform, what do you think a gendered uniform looks like?
- why do you think Virgin Atlantic decided to scrap gendered uniforms?
- #see the world differently- what does that mean, why choose those words?
- what does individuality mean? Why do you think allowing staff to express their individuality at work increases happiness and mental well being?
-"As a non-binary person, it allows me to be myself at work and have the choice in what uniform I wear." What is a non-binary person? (Stonewall defines non-binary as, "an umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn't sit comfortably with "man" or "woman"" You could say it's about not having a gender label - 'I don't identify with being a boy or a girl and why should I have to? I don't want a gender label; I am being me.' Non-binary people might use the pronoun "they/ them" rather than he/ she)
- what is a pronoun badge? Why are they useful? (a pronoun badge will say the person's name followed by he/ him or she/ her or they/ them. When you meet someone wearing a pronoun badge it tells you how that person identifies which is useful so that you don't assume they are a "he" or "she"; you can get it right straight away and not offend anyone by getting it wrong and using the wrong pronoun for a person)
-"It's not about cancelling anyone, it's not about removing men or removing women, it's just about more inclusive language." what does this mean? What is inclusive language, can men wear suits and women wear skirts if they want?
- What is a gender-neutral uniform? Do we have rules at our school about uniform?
- What can we learn from Virgin Atlantic?
- Which British Value is this about?
- Why is this about No Outsiders?
No Outsiders: all different all welcome by Andrew Moffat
www.no-outsiders.com
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