At UC Berkeley, the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) oversees the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy, whichprohibits discrimination on the basis of Protected Categories other than those covered by the UC SVSH Policy. The Protected Categories covered by the Anti-Discrimination policy include:
- Race
- Religion
- Color
- Citizenship
- National or ethnic origin
- Ancestry
- Sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions)
- Gender
- Gender identity
- Gender expression
- Gender transition
- Sexual orientation
- Physical or mental disability (including having a history of a disability or being regarded as being disabled)
- Medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics),
- Predisposing genetic information (including family medical history)
- Marital status
- Age (at least 40 years of age in employment context)
- Veteran or military status
In FY24, OPHD received 1,081 reports of Protected Category discrimination and harassment other than SVSH. However, the number of distinct allegations was higher (1,130 allegations), as a given report may include several types of allegations. For example, one complaint could allege that both sex discrimination and racial discrimination occurred simultaneously.