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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...
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A Woman’s Place is in the Press: a guest blog by Susanna Rustin
Susanna Rustin is a leader writer at the Guardian, where she writes mostly on social affairs and the environment. She has also worked as an editor on the opinion and...
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WPUK: Israel & Palestine – Peace, Equality, Freedom, Justice
WPUK: Israel & Palestine Peace, Equality, Freedom, Justice October ’23 WPUK is a women’s rights campaign with a specific focus on women’s rights in the UK. Nevertheless, we...
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Solidarity with Róisín Murphy
Solidarity with Róisín Murphy The audience members who tried to boo Sinéad O’Connor off stage when she performed at Bob Dylan’s tribute concert in 1992 were most likely to...
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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...
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WPUK’ SUBMISSION: IPSO editorial guidelines on sex and gender.
The use of “she” and “woman” to refer to biologically male offenders misleads readers in another fundamental way. It creates the impression that far more women commit crimes sexual...
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Eventbrite Woman’s Place UK
Last week, Woman’s Place UK’s next webinar ‘Defending Women’s Spaces‘ was removed by Eventbrite from its ticketing site. Woman’s Place UK has organised 31 public meetings, 11 webinars and...
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WPUK & Billy Bragg
When Billy Bragg implied women fighting for sex-based rights were akin to Nazis, we invited him to a public discussion. He declined.
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Oxford Mail: Right of Reply
Our response to misrepresentations of our campaign in the Oxford Mail.
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WPUK: UCL and Stonewall
We are aware of an article in a student publication attacking UCL for their decision not to renew membership of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index. The article makes baseless allegations...
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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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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: 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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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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Ann Henderson: Reflections on the University of Edinburgh
We are proud to publish the following account by Ann Henderson of her time as Rector of the University of Edinburgh. During her three-year tenure Ann was repeatedly subjected to...
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Why it’s time for universities to break ties with Stonewall
University of Essex apologises Today came the welcome news that the University of Essex has openly apologised to two female academics who had their invitations to speak at the...
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National Education Union asserts importance of debate
Delegates at the National Education Union (NEU) conference recently passed a motion which asserts the importance of discussion and debate, with 75 per cent voting in favour. The text...
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