{"id":23,"date":"2026-06-01T11:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:31:57","slug":"founding-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/founding-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Founding Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Why We Founded This Network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> We are the University of Auckland Sex Equality and Equity Network, a new network for staff and students who believe that sex is real, that <a href=\"https:\/\/sex-matters.org\/where-sex-matters\/\">it matters in life and in law<\/a>, that certain rights should be based upon sex, and that our university should be a place where these views can be expressed freely and without fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Universities are places of free inquiry. They exist to pursue truth, to test ideas, and to protect the ability of staff and students to think, speak, and write freely, including on difficult and contested questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, many universities have faced pressure to adopt policies that, perhaps inadvertently, create a sense of fear among staff and students when it comes to speaking up and advocating for sex-based rights, and when it comes to research and teaching on issues related to sex and gender. We believe this creates an atmosphere that damages the university\u2019s mission and the academic freedom of staff and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a> We aim to ensure that the University of Auckland is a place where civil debate and academic enquiry into matters relating to sex and gender can take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><br>Join Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you share our aims, we invite you to subscribe to this Substack. You can subscribe publicly or anonymously. We will use this platform to share news, resources, commentary, and updates about the network\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to get more involved, or if you have experienced difficulties at the University of Auckland, please feel free to contact us. We will not share your name or the details of your concerns without your express permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEEN_UoA@auckland.ac.nz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UoA_SEEN_logo-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UoA_SEEN_logo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UoA_SEEN_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UoA_SEEN_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UoA_SEEN_logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/UoA_SEEN_logo.png 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why We Founded This Network We are the University of Auckland Sex Equality and Equity Network, a new network for staff and students who believe that sex is real, that it matters in life and in law, that certain rights should be based upon sex, and that our university should be a place where these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uoaseen.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}