Scotland Archives - Woman's Place UK

Celebrating Scottish Women

The fight for women’s sex-based rights has been fiercely reignited in recent years. Our sisters North of the border have been faced with a government that ignores them, and...

WPUK's evidence to the Scottish Government

Evidence to the Scottish Government: female participation in sport

'Girls and women need an opportunity to participate in physical activity in their own ways. The presence of males, as staff or participants, changes how girls and women participate...

STATEMENT ON THE EMERGENCY EVIDENCE SESSION BY EHRCJ (Scotland)

Women – in particular those with concerns about the potential impact of this bill on women who have experienced male violence – have been treated with contempt throughout this...

WPUK statement: For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers

For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers serves to remind us that UK law does not work for women. By accident or design, there is a disregard for women’s rights,...

Joint letter to Reem Alsalem, UN Rapporteur VAWG

Joint Letter to Reem Alsalem #UNSRVAW. We are publishing the joint letter signed by Woman’s Place UK and key feminist organisations and advocates to Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur...

Gender Recognition Reform Bill: Letters to Scottish Leaders

Gender Recognition Reform Bill Next Tuesday, the Parliamentary committee will spend another morning debating Stage 2 amendments to the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland). Ahead of the debate, Woman’s...

WPUK submission to Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

The latest in our submissions to the Scottish Government on Gender Recognition reform.

Women silenced at Edinburgh abortion rights rally

On Saturday 14 May 2022, a rally in support of women's right to safe and legal abortion was held in Edinburgh. Here an anonymous feminist protester who attended the...

How to submit evidence on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

What is the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill? The Scottish Government has introduced the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament. The bill seeks to remove the...

Letter to Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary Shona Robison

On Monday 24th January, representatives for Woman's Place UK met with Shona Robison, the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government to discuss our concerns...

Joint statement on Scottish Government plans to legislate for the self-declaration of sex

This joint statement was released earlier today by 15 groups regarding the Scottish Government's plans for reform of the Gender Recognition Act.

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...

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...

An effigy of Carmen Calvo, the Deputy Prime Minister of Spain hangs from a tree.

Woman’s Place UK submission on freedom of expression Amendments (Hate Crime and Public Order Bill)

This is the submission WPUK made on 21st February to the Scottish Government’s Justice Committee. We welcome the opportunity to provide further evidence to the Justice Committee on the...

Woman’s Place UK submission on Hate Crime & Public Order (Scotland) Bill

This is the WPUK submission to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill Call for Views. We also submitted a PDF version of the record of all our...

A fork in the road? Comparing plans for gender recognition reform across the UK

Dr Kath Murray, Lucy Hunter Blackburn and Lisa Mackenzie are co-founders of the policy analysis collective MurrayBlackburnMackenzie. Over the weekend, it was reported that the UK Government is scrapping...

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....

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...

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...

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...