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Analysis of responses to consultation on the implementation of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018

Earlier this month, the Scottish Government published its analysis of the responses it received to its consultation on the implementation of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018....

Coronavirus: Urgent actions needed to tackle domestic and sexual violence

The Coronavirus crisis has thrown a spotlight on the very high levels of domestic abuse and male violence against women and girls in our society. The crisis will also...

Dear Keir…

Dear Keir, We are the co-founders of Woman’s Place UK and we are all members of the Labour Party. We have been horrified at the way the concerns we...

Thank you Labour Women’s Declaration

On Monday night, we spoke at the #ExpelMe rally organised by Labour Women’s Declaration in support of Woman’s Place UK and LGB Alliance. You can read the speech by...

WPUK Guidance for the Scottish Government’s consultation on reform of the GRA

The Scottish Government is consulting on its proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA). It published a draft bill and consultation paper in December 2019. The deadline...

Women have a right to single-sex toilets

WPUK is pleased to hear reports that the Government has asserted the statutory and ethical rights for women to have access to single-sex toilets. The provision of single-sex public...

Expelled by the left: the case of the Spanish Feminist Party

Raquel Rosario Sánchez is a writer, campaigner and researcher from the Dominican Republic. She specialises in ending male violence against girls and women and is currently pursuing a PhD...

Solidarity with the Spanish Feminist Party/Mensaje de Solidaridad con el Partido Feminista de España

We are alarmed by the expulsion of the Spanish Feminist Party from the left-wing coalition block Izquierda Unida this week because of disagreements about plans to support self-ID. This...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Courage is catching: Joan McAlpine

Joan McAlpine MSP is member of The Scottish Parliament & chair of its Culture, Tourism, Europe & External Affairs Committee. The committee took evidence on sex & gender identity...

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...

Single sex exemptions & the General Election

We started this campaign to ensure that women’s voices were heard in the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) We were concerned about the impact of any change...

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