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Scottish Government’s strategic review recommends single-sex services
Scottish Gov strategic review recommends single-sex services. A response from WPUK. Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services Woman’s Place welcome the...
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Abortion, Criminal Law & Crisis Pregnancies
Healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet as women we know our bodies have long been viewed as the property of men and of the state. This patriarchal notion...
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‘But she was 30+ weeks?’ A response
If the aim of criminalising women for behaviour while pregnant (aka foetal homicide laws) is to protect foetuses and children, as this blog shows, they clearly they fail!
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Anneliese Dodds ‘Sex & gender are different’
Anneliese Dodds ‘Sex & gender are different’ Woman’s Place UK welcomes Anneliese Dodds’s recognition that sex and gender are different For the past three years, Keir Starmer and Labour...
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WPUK evidence to the CPS Consultation: Gender deception, Rape & Serious Sexual Offences
WPUK evidence to the CPS Consultation: Gender deception, Rape & Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO), submitted December 2022. The CPS consultation refers to a proposed revision to its legal guidance...
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Response to the TUC’s letter to Kemi Badenoch
Read the TUC letter here. Response to the TUC’s letter to Kemi Badenoch about the Equality Act: The TUC’s letter demonstrates a worrying ignorance of current equalities law. It...
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An open letter to Edinburgh University
We welcome Professor Peter Mathieson's recent statement in response to the concerning events that unfolded on Edinburgh University's campus. We thank him for clearly stating a commitment to academic...
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Women in Prison: a guest blog by Prof Jo Phoenix
Women in prison are not inherently vulnerable – but they are disadvantaged in multiple ways, argues Professor Jo Phoenix
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WPUK Statement in solidarity with Australian women
Women are not responsible for the actions of men or those who want to use the concerns women have for their own political ends. However, the presence of neo-Nazis...
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WPUK’ SUBMISSION: IPSO editorial guidelines on sex and gender.
The use of “she” and “woman” to refer to biologically male offenders misleads readers in another fundamental way. It creates the impression that far more women commit crimes sexual...
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New MoJ transgender prisoner policy: WPUK Statement
We believe no female prisoner should be forced to share prison space with male prisoners. The United Nations mandate to keep male and female prisoners separate is essential, not...
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WPUK Statement on the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon
In voting through gender self-ID, the Scottish parliament has wilfully ignored the evidence of women and girls, as well as the advice of legal experts and advocates for women’s...
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Statement on the UK Government’s decision to block the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland)
We are pleased that both the Labour Party Leader, Keir Starmer and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Anneliese Dodds have voiced concern regarding the substance of...
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The Scottish Parliament passes the GRR Bill
The Scottish Parliament, supported by Scottish Labour, passes the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, 86/39. This represents a dark day in Scottish history. In voting through gender self-ID, the Scottish...
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Celebrating Scottish Women
The fight for women’s sex-based rights has been fiercely reignited in recent years. Our sisters North of the border have been faced with a government that ignores them, and...
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Evidence to the Scottish Government: female participation in sport
'Girls and women need an opportunity to participate in physical activity in their own ways. The presence of males, as staff or participants, changes how girls and women participate...
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STATEMENT ON THE EMERGENCY EVIDENCE SESSION BY EHRCJ (Scotland)
Women – in particular those with concerns about the potential impact of this bill on women who have experienced male violence – have been treated with contempt throughout this...
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WPUK statement: For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers
For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers serves to remind us that UK law does not work for women. By accident or design, there is a disregard for women’s rights,...
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GIDS interim service specifications: WPUK submission to NHS England
We broadly welcome the proposed NHS England’s direction of travel towards evidence-based trauma informed care for children and young people.
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Joint letter to Reem Alsalem, UN Rapporteur VAWG
Joint Letter to Reem Alsalem #UNSRVAW. We are publishing the joint letter signed by Woman’s Place UK and key feminist organisations and advocates to Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur...
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