Campaign

  • WPUK statement: decriminalising abortion

    UPDATE Let's make June 4th the day we decriminalise abortion. Please, take a minute and use the BPAS email template to contact your MP #TimeToAct

  • Dear GANHRI

    Dear GANHRI The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, which accredits bodies based on internationally recognised standards, has launched a special review of the Equality and Human Rights...

  • #16Days #DefendingWomensSpaces #NoExcuse

    Last year, as part of the #16days of activism (between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and International Human Rights Day), nia and WPUK partnered....

  • ‘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!

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Condemn the violent threat made against Carmen Calvo – an open letter

    WPUK has joined with 13 other organisations to call on all the major political party leaders in the UK to condemn the violent threat made against the Spanish Deputy...

  • 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...

  • WPUK, Lush and Pink News

    WPUK corrects Pink News We are aware of a report about WPUK funding on a site which purports to publish news articles. We do not consider this site to be...

  • WPUK Myth busters

    From the earliest days of our campaign, WPUK has faced smears, slurs, and lies intended to discredit us. We’re busy women so we don’t have time to write to...

  • Reflections on WPUK: Making women’s voices count

    Reflections on WPUK: Making women’s voices count As we publish the WPUK financial statement for the first three years of our existence, it feels like a good time to...

  • WPUK submission to Law Commission consultation on surrogacy reform

    There is no evidence that the Law Commissions have made any meaningful attempt to gather the views of surrogate mothers, particularly those who have regretted the experience or withdrawn...