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WPUK statement on Morning Star cartoon
The crocodile cartoon that appeared in the Morning Star this week works against the respectful debate and discussion to which WPUK is committed – it was misjudged and offensive...
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Solidarity in action: Cátia Freitas
Cátia Freitas is socialist working class single mother of one who’s still struggling with mental illness following DV/male violence. I write this in solidarity with Woman’s Place and all...
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No answer from Labour over intimidation
On 23rd September 2019, we held an unofficial fringe meeting at Labour Party Conference in Brighton to discuss the demands in our manifesto. Due to intimidation by trans rights...
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Dear Lisa Nandy: a letter from Ruth Serwotka
Dear Lisa Nandy, I write on behalf of the feminist campaigning organisation Woman’s Place UK (WPUK). Information about us can be found here. I am a co-founder of WPUK,...
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Lisa Nandy on Radio 4
This morning Lisa Nandy MP was interviewed by Justin Webb on Radio 4’s Today programme. We were astonished to hear the comments she made about Woman’s Place UK which...
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We are Woman’s Place UK
We are the co-founders of Woman’s Place UK, a campaign established to ensure that women’s voices are heard and our sex based rights upheld. We are members of the...
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What needs to happen to end violence against women?: Karen Ingala Smith
Karen Ingala Smith has been recording the names of and commemorating all UK women killed by men since 2012. She is co-founder of the Femicide Census. Karen is CEO...
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This is a movement: Kiri Tunks
Kiri Tunks is a teacher and trade union activist. She is a co-founder of Woman’s Place UK. This is the speech she gave on the closing plenary of the...
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We can speak up and we can be heard: Maya Forstater
Maya Forstater is a researcher & writer working on business & sustainable development. She lost her job at the Centre for Global Development after tweeting & writing about the...
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50 Years of Women’s Liberation in the UK: Pragna Patel
Pragna Patel is a founding member of Southall Black Sisters’ advocacy and campaigning centre and Women Against Fundamentalism (now non-operational). She worked as a coordinator and senior case worker...
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Tottenham CLP motion on free speech and self-organisation
We are delighted that Tottenham CLP have passed this motion in support of women’s right to self-organise and debate issues of concern to us free from intimidation and threat....
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Responses to Pi Media from WPUK and UCL Women’s Liberation SIG
On 21st January, a student news site UCL Pi Media published an article entitled ‘UCL hosting Women’s Place UK conference sparks concern’. This article has been edited several...
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Sex-based discrimination: an interview with Scottish parliamentarian Joan McAlpine
This article is part of a series of interviews featuring international perspectives on the ramifications of the concept of ‘gender identity’ within public policy. We are grateful to all...
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Sex-based discrimination: an interview with Dominican feminists Michelle Morales and Violeta Jimenez
This article is part of a series of interviews featuring international perspectives on the ramifications of the concept of ‘gender identity’ within public policy. We are grateful to all...
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WPUK & The Green Party
Given that we are sharing statements about our interactions with political parties, we have decided to publish this account of our interactions with the Green party. Last year, we...
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Power and history: Selina Todd at A Woman’s Place is at the lectern
Selina Todd is Professor of Modern History at Oxford University. Her research focuses on women, feminism and working-class life in modern Britain. She is the author of the bestseller The People....
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“Both patriarchy and capitalism benefit from a depoliticised feminist movement”: Towanda Rebels
This article is part of a series of interviews featuring international perspectives on the ramifications of the concept of ‘gender identity’ within public policy. We are grateful to all...
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Sex and gender: the law in the USA
Elizabeth Hungerford is a licensed, though non practicing, attorney in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She identifies as a feminist, lives as a lesbian, is a longtime observer and sometime...
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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...
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WASPI Judgement: the sting of injustice
WPUK expresses shock and concern at impact of High Court pensions ruling on women’s rights. Woman’s Place UK shares the dismay and anger of the Backto60 and WASPI campaigns...
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