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“The process is the punishment”: the policing of feminist thought in the workplace
The policing of feminist thought in the workplace Almost two years ago, I quit my job because of my belief that women are disadvantaged and discriminated against on the...
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Holding NGOs to account
Holding NGOs to Account Women’s rights are human rights: and yet, in the past few years, the best-known NGO defending human rights, Amnesty International, has adopted policies that are...
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WPUK Mythbusters – A response to the IRR and others
There have been several articles and comments published recently, including one by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), which attempt to discredit 'gender critical' (GC) feminism. These include claims...
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Ann Henderson: Reflections on the University of Edinburgh
We are proud to publish the following account by Ann Henderson of her time as Rector of the University of Edinburgh. During her three-year tenure Ann was repeatedly subjected to...
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National Education Union asserts importance of debate
Delegates at the National Education Union (NEU) conference recently passed a motion which asserts the importance of discussion and debate, with 75 per cent voting in favour. The text...
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A Woman’s Place is fighting for women’s services chat links
These are the links from our webinar, A Woman’s Place is fighting for women’s services, on Thursday 16th April. Helplines Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247...
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Correcting The National Wales
On Saturday 6th March, The National Wales, published an article which reported that Helen Mary Jones, a Plaid Cymru AM had been accused of transphobia. One example of this...
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Misogyny is the problem. Hate crime legislation is not the answer.
Hate crime is a hot topic these days. From the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill in Scotland, to calls for misogyny to be included in hate crime legislation...
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Spanish feminists take on Podemos: “There are feminists in Podemos too”
Just as women in Izquierda Unida, a Spanish left wing political coalition, have published a statement against proposed gender self-ID legislation; women in Podemos, a Spanish left wing party...
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Reclaiming feminism – a statement by Izquierda Unida
Izquierda Unida (United Left) is a Spanish coalition bringing together various left wing parties including the Communist Party of Spain. The following open letter was published in March 2021.
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Vaishnavi Sundar: Feminist filmmaking and sex-based rights
In commemoration of International Women's Day, Raquel Rosario Sánchez interviews the feminist filmmaker Vaishnavi Sundar The founder of Women Making Movies and the production company Lime Soda Film, Vaishnavi Sundar...
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WPUK, Sex and the Census: a brief timeline
WPUK, Sex and the Census: a brief timeline of our campaigning work on the accurate collection of sex data
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Time for a left wing defence of academic freedom
Gavin Williamson’s free speech proposals: a win for women? When Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced his government’s proposals to protect free speech in universities in England there was a...
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We stand with Kiri: Labour and women’s voices
Labour Women’s Declaration stands in solidarity with Kiri Tunks Thank you Labour Women’s Declaration for your solidarity with our co-founder, Kiri Tunks, who was ‘un-invited’ from speaking on challenging...
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WPUK exchange with EHRC on the collection of sex data
EHRC guidance to Scottish Government working group on sex and gender in data WPUK has recently been in correspondence with the EHRC about guidance on the collection of...
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What Biden’s Executive Order 13988 means for women and girls
What Biden’s Executive Order 13988 means for women and girls: One woman’s take by Callie Burt Biden’s Executive Order 13988: neither surprising nor good for women and girls On...
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Misfortune: the Left’s betrayal of women and Marxism
We are aware of the publication of an article titled ‘Notes on British Transphobia’ on the website of Anti Capitalist Resistance. This is yet another missed opportunity for serious...
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Fair Play for Women uncover new crime data
Fair Play for Women has uncovered new data on sex crime patterns. Fair Play for Women’s data shows that transwomen in England and Wales exhibit a similar pattern of...
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Lidia Falcón: “Women are being erased from the law and public policy”
The following is a translation of an exclusive interview for Dominican newspaper El Caribe with Spanish lawyer and feminist politician Lidia Falcón. She was interviewed by Raquel Rosario Sánchez....
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EHRC misrepresents the law on collecting sex data
The EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) misrepresents the law on collecting sex data in its statement to the Scottish Government EHRC submission to Scottish Government Sex & Data...
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