Blog • Page 5
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Transgender prison policy: Women prisoners speak out
Below are testimonies from several women prisoners expressing a range of views on the accommodation of male transgender prisoners in the female prison estate. These women have been living...
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SWP: Stand Up to Misogyny, Racism and Abuse
After attendees, staff and volunteers were subject to an abusive protest at our recent meeting, A Woman's Place is NOT in prison, we have written the following letter to...
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A record of Woman’s Place UK meetings
WPUK is only one of many women's groups organising public meetings across the UK. For upcoming events we recommend the Women's Grid and the Feminist Calendar. To keep up...
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What Jacobin gets wrong about Woman’s Place UK
On the 9th October, Jacobin published an article by Mark Montegriffo which misrepresented our campaign. On 12th October, we wrote to Jacobin to request a right of reply. We...
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Prison does not work for women: Bea Jaspert
Bea Jaspert can be found at @hogotheforsaken. "My prison experience was 33 years ago, but sorry to say, nothing has changed for the better. I hope we can turn that...
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Who lost the sex wars? Woman’s Place UK Rebuttal
On 13th September, The New Yorker published an article by Amia Srinivasan 'Who lost the sex wars?' which contained inaccuracies about Woman's Place UK. On 14th September, Woman's Place UK...
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David Lammy on the Today Programme
On the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 29th September 2021, David Lammy was asked about the comments he made at a Labour Party Conference fringe meeting...
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Woman’s Place UK Portsmouth: Jean Hatchet
This is the text of a speech given by Jean Hatchet at our meeting co-hosted by Portsmouth University on Thursday 16th September 2021, A Woman’s Place is asking big questions. The event is...
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John McDonnell on LBC
On Tom Swarbrick's show on LBC on Sunday 26th September 2021, John McDonnell was asked if it is transphobic to say only women have a cervix. These comments were made...
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Keir Starmer on the Andrew Marr Show
On the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday 26th September 2021, the leader of the Labour Party was asked if it was transphobic to say only women have a cervix. This...
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Woman’s Place UK Portsmouth: Julie Bindel
This is the text of a speech given by Julie Bindel at our meeting co-hosted by Portsmouth University on Thursday 16th September 2021, A Woman’s Place is asking big questions. The event is part...
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Woman’s Place UK Portsmouth: Lucy Masoud
This is the text of a speech given by Lucy Masoud, at our meeting co-hosted by Portsmouth University on Thursday 16th September 2021, A Woman’s Place is asking big...
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Woman’s Place UK Portsmouth: Dr Shonagh Dillon
This is the text of a speech given by Dr Shonagh Dillon, at our meeting co-hosted by Portsmouth University on Thursday 16th September 2021, A Woman's Place is asking...
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Ed Davey on the Andrew Marr Show
On the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday 19th September 2021, the leader of the Liberal Democrats was asked what is wrong with the phrase 'adult human female'? This is a...
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Woman’s Place UK Portsmouth: Kiri Tunks
This is the text of a speech given by co-founder of Woman's Place UK, Kiri Tunks, at our meeting co-hosted by Portsmouth University on Thursday 16th September 2021, A...
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A theory of violence without thinking: Beatrix Campbell
A Review of ‘On Violence and on Violence Against Women’ by Jacqueline Rose (Faber and Faber 2021) by Beatrix Campbell.
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Gender Critical academics, discrimination and trade unions
Professor Jo Phoenix, Chair in Criminology at The Open University has been a jobbing academic for nearly 24 years. She researches violence against women, prostitution, child sexual exploitation, sex,...
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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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