Resources • Page 7
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Freedom of speech – a brief guide to the law
Please note, this is for general guidance only and to: • give an overview of the law in general; • provide some pointers. If you become involved in any...
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WPUK & Toilets
There has been much speculation about the expectations we have for the use of toilets at our meetings. Below is the explanation we gave to Norwich Quakers when they...
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Support Julie Bindel
We are disappointed that The Guardian has made an editorial decision to ignore the views of women by not publishing our response to their mendacious account of the attack...
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The most vibrant feminist meeting of the year
Our meeting on Monday 20th May has certainly had a big impact. Lots of women who were there or who have heard about it have been in touch to...
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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...
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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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WPUK Submissions and Statements on GRA
On this page you can find links to WPUK statements on and submissions to various organisations on proposed reform to the UK Gender Recognition Act.
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Trade Unions
Lots of unions are adopting policy on sex and gender. It is not clear how widely they have consulted their members or if they realise that this is something...
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Meeting with Leeds Council
WPUK met with Leeds City Council in December 2018. A local representative who had been involved in setting up the Leeds WPUK meeting also attended. The discussion included: An...
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University Challenge
Woman’s Place UK welcomes the publication Freedom of expression: a guide for higher education providers and students’ unions in England and Wales about the importance of facilitating debate and...
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Women have the right to self-organise
This is the speech that Ruth Serwotka gave at the London meeting, A Woman’s Place is Resolute. She spoke on our first demand. Women have a right to self-organisation,...
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Sex matters
This is the speech that Philipa Harvey gave at the London meeting, A Woman’s Place is Resolute. She spoke on our fifth demand in place of Raquel Rosario Sanchez....
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The law must work for women
This is the speech that Lucy Masoud gave at the London meeting, A Woman’s Place is Resolute. She spoke on our second demand. The law must be strengthened to...
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An end to violence against women
This is the speech that Karen Ingala Smith gave at the London meeting, A Woman’s Place is Resolute. She spoke on our second demand. The government must make the...
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Nothing about us without us
This is the speech that Kiri Tunks, co-founder of Woman’s Place. UK, gave at the London meeting, A Woman’s place is resolute. She spoke on our fourth demand. All...
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WPUK meetings with Government
The following parliamentary question was raised by David T C Davies, on 6th December 2018: “To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 29...
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WPUK 5 Demands: Our New Year’s Resolutions 2019
We started Woman’s Place UK in September 2017 to ensure women’s voices would be heard in the Government consultation on proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act. We had...
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WPUK submission to Scottish Census Consultation
Woman’s Place UK welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence as part of the Stage 1 considerations of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill. About Woman’s Place UK Woman’s Place UK...
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Mixed sex toilets in schools
We have been contacted by parents whose children’s schools are introducing mixed sex (often described as ‘gender neutral’ toilets) often removing the girls’ facilities to do so. There have...
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Sex, Race & Class
Our aims are to discuss issues of concern around sex and gender and the GRA. We want to focus on this in a respectful and considered way. We are...
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