Woman's Place UK

Discrimination • Page 5

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    Lesbians at Edinburgh Pride: a personal account

    In this adapted version of a twitter thread, Jackie Mearns gives this account of her day at Edinburgh Pride. So. My personal account of my day at @PrideEdinburgh. I...

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    Holyrood calls to Westminster

    The announcement this week by the Scottish Government that they intend to fully consult with women and carry out a full Equality Impact Assessment into proposals to adopt legal...

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    The fight by women has just begun and Scotland is at the forefront

    The rapid growth of a vibrant movement of women in Scotland has been inspirational, and to see that movement properly represented by incredibly brave politicians moves us beyond words....

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    Press coverage of 1970s equality laws

    We have pulled together a second Twitter thread created by Lisa Mackenzie, a feminist and independent policy analyst. This thread summarises some of the press coverage surrounding the Equal...

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    Stand up, speak out: Julie Bindel

    Julie Bindel is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and researcher active in the global campaign to end violence towards women and children since 1979. She is talking here at the...

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    Sex, gender & development: Maya Forstater

    Maya Forstater is an independent researcher, writer and advisor working on the business of sustainable development. She has worked with a large number of organisations, including the New Economics...

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    Authenticity & empathy: Meghan Murphy

    Meghan Murphy is a freelance writer and journalist. She has been podcasting and writing about feminism since 2010, is the founder and editor Feminist Current, Canada’s leading feminist website...

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    If you cannot define women, then you cannot defend them 

    On May 25th councillor Sarah Field spoke at a meeting in Leeds which was the first U.K. discussion of The Declaration of Sex Based Rights. The Declaration re-affirms that women’s global human...

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    No room for racism or misogyny

    We note the reports of a black woman being harassed and intimidated at the London May Day rally on Tuesday 1st May by a masked person and several white...

  • The origins of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975

    We have pulled together a Twitter thread created by Lisa Mc Kenzie, a feminist and independent policy analyst. Not everyone’s insomnia cure is to pore over Hansard archives but...

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    Discrimination Against Women in the Name of Inclusion

    We are re-publishing this statement from Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter and would encourage our readers to send messages of support. They have had their funding withdrawn simply...