Rape
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Scottish Government’s strategic review recommends single-sex services
Scottish Gov strategic review recommends single-sex services. A response from WPUK. Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services Woman’s Place welcome the...
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Abortion, Criminal Law & Crisis Pregnancies
Healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet as women we know our bodies have long been viewed as the property of men and of the state. This patriarchal notion...
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WPUK evidence to the CPS Consultation: Gender deception, Rape & Serious Sexual Offences
WPUK evidence to the CPS Consultation: Gender deception, Rape & Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO), submitted December 2022. The CPS consultation refers to a proposed revision to its legal guidance...
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Woman’s Place UK Portsmouth: Lucy Masoud
This is the text of a speech given by Lucy Masoud, at our meeting co-hosted by Portsmouth University on Thursday 16th September 2021, A Woman’s Place is asking big...
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Misogyny is the problem. Hate crime legislation is not the answer.
Hate crime is a hot topic these days. From the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill in Scotland, to calls for misogyny to be included in hate crime legislation...
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2020 WPUK submission Labour Party Policy Forum: work, pensions and equality
This is the submission we made to the Labour Party Policy Forum 2020 on work pensions and equlity. We welcome the opportunity to contribute to Labour’s national policy forum...
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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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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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Why do we keep banging on about the importance of single sex spaces for women who have been subjected to men’s violence*?
Karen Ingala Smith is the Chief Executive of a charity supporting women subjected to sexual and domestic violence. She also runs the @countdeadwomen account which records all the UK...
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Misogyny in action: a rebuttal of statement by Trans Action Oxford
On 17th October 2019, Trans Action Oxford published an open letter attacking Woman’s Place UK and our forthcoming event, A Woman’s Place is at the lectern. This statement is...
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The sheer audacity of our existence
Onjali Rauf is the Founder & CEO of Making Herstory. She spoke at our meeting in Brighton on Monday 23rd September. Good evening everyone. It is with the greatest...
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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...
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Equality Act 2010 Exemptions Should Be Retained, Strengthened And Extended
Speech made by Judith Green, co-founder of Woman’s Place UK, 31st October 2017 In thanking David Davies, I have a small confession to make. I’m a card-carrying member of...
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