I know, Sir! It’s because the Guardian has a financial interest in mischaracterizing this debate to its readers. This is not a ‘both-sides-are-bad’ situation. This is a situation where feminists who centre women in their feminism (actual feminists, in other words) are
"David Isaac is a partner at International Law firm, Pinsent Masons LLP. In his spare time he has been involved in a wide range of pro-bono work in the equalities and arts fields over many years. He was Chair of Stonewall from 2003 to 2012, the Human Dignity Trust from 2014 to 2016, a Director of the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, the Chair of Modern Art Oxford, a Director of 14-18 Now, a Director of the Big Lottery Fund and a founding Director of British Future. In addition to Chairing the EHRC, he is currently the Chair of the University for the Arts London and a trustee of Black Mountain College. He was awarded a CBE for services to Equality and Diversity in 2011."
Thanks, Graham!
David Isaac's full list of interests is here (although it'll probably be removed very soon): https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/commissioner_register_of_interests_isaac_2020-04-30.docx
"David Isaac is a partner at International Law firm, Pinsent Masons LLP. In his spare time he has been involved in a wide range of pro-bono work in the equalities and arts fields over many years. He was Chair of Stonewall from 2003 to 2012, the Human Dignity Trust from 2014 to 2016, a Director of the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, the Chair of Modern Art Oxford, a Director of 14-18 Now, a Director of the Big Lottery Fund and a founding Director of British Future. In addition to Chairing the EHRC, he is currently the Chair of the University for the Arts London and a trustee of Black Mountain College. He was awarded a CBE for services to Equality and Diversity in 2011."
Law firm Pinsent Masons ranked fourth in Stonewall's top 100 employers for 2020: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/full-list-top-100-employers-2020