Campaign Archives - Woman's Place UK

‘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...

Colourised image of Women's Liberation 2020 conference

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...

An effigy of Carmen Calvo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, hangs from a tree

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meaningful attempt to gather the views of surrogate mothers, particularly those who have regretted the experience or withdrawn...