Blog Archives - Woman's Place UK

Women silenced at Edinburgh abortion rights rally

On Saturday 14 May 2022, a rally in support of women's right to safe and legal abortion was held in Edinburgh. Here an anonymous feminist protester who attended the...

“We are the warriors”: Victoria Smith (Glosswitch)

Below is the speech given by Victoria Smith at ‘A Woman’s Place is With Women: feminism, birth and motherhood’ held at the University of Bristol on Tuesday 3rd...

We Belong Here: Raquel Rosario Sánchez

The closing remarks from Raquel Rosario Sánchez at ‘A Woman’s Place is With Women: feminism, birth and motherhood’ held at the University of Bristol on Tuesday 3rd May 2022,...

How to submit evidence on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

What is the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill? The Scottish Government has introduced the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament. The bill seeks to remove the...

How dare any man…

We reproduce here an anonymous account by an attendee at our last meeting A Woman’s Place is in Manchester. We were really uplifted to receive this message in our...

Kiri Tunks wins NEU Annie Higdon Award 2022

Our co-founder and director, Kiri Tunks, has won the National Education Union's Annie Higdon Award for challenging sexism and engaging women in union activity. Read Kiri's acceptance speech and...

WPUK: EHRC Guidance on single sex exceptions

Woman's Place UK welcomes guidance from the EHRC on the implementation of single-sex exceptions as set out in the Equality Act 2010.

WPUK and The Socialist: Further Debate

This post is WPUK’s latest contribution to a developing debate with The Socialist Party. We welcome the willingness of The Socialist to engage with WPUK and look forward to...

WPUK: Far-Right Not Welcome Here

We are aware that some individuals on the far-right are seeking to make political capital out of the aggressive protests against the WPUK public meeting in Manchester last week....

Manchester women refuse to be intimidated

Women’s Place UK is an organisation of women committed to promoting respectful debate around issues of law and public policy which affect women’s lives.

WPUK: NHS review of mixed sex accommodation

This is the WPUK written submission to the review of NHS mixed sex accomodation. Representatives of WPUK also attended a meeting with other stakeholders which we were invited to...

Anneliese Dodds on Woman’s Hour

For the International Women’s Day episode of BBC Woman’s Hour, Emma Barnett interviewed Anneliese Dodds, the Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, and asked her for a clear definition...

WPUK Questions for Councillors

This May, many local councillors will be standing for election. Help us find out where they stand and what they will do to uphold the rights of women and...

WPUK: Socialist Party and Stonewall

An article about Stonewall published by The Socialist in December 2021 made the claim that “some in the women's and labour movement” are jointly campaigning with right-wing journalists and...

WPUK: UCL and Stonewall

We are aware of an article in a student publication attacking UCL for their decision not to renew membership of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index. The article makes baseless allegations...

Letter to Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary Shona Robison

On Monday 24th January, representatives for Woman's Place UK met with Shona Robison, the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government to discuss our concerns...

WPUK statement on Raquel Rosario Sanchez vs University of Bristol

This week Raquel Rosario Sanchez takes Bristol University to court for allegedly failing to protect her from bullying and harassment. It’s well-known* that Bristol University failed to discipline students...

Joint statement on Scottish Government plans to legislate for the self-declaration of sex

This joint statement was released earlier today by 15 groups regarding the Scottish Government's plans for reform of the Gender Recognition Act.

Support the women at Belfast Regina Coeli hostel

Women workers protest against closure of Regina Coeli women’s hostel Women workers at Belfast’s Regina Coeli hostel, which is facing closure in a few weeks, have begun an occupation...

NMC: Please withdraw from Stonewall

We have today sent a letter to the Nursing and Midwifery Council which calls on them to withdraw from Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme and Workplace Equality Index. The letter also...