Official guidelines which endorse sex segregation at British universities have been declared potentially unlawful by Britain's equality watchdog, The Telegraph can disclose.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) announced it will help re-write guidance, published by Universities UK (UUK) last month, which said Muslim societies and other groups were entitled to practice gender segregation at public meetings on campus.
Mark Hammond, the EHRC’s chief executive, said gender segregation was “not permissible” under equalities laws, adding that UUK’s guidance required clarification. [The Telegraph] Read more
