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Abortion Law Reform

At WPUK, we believe in abortion law reform. Take action! Allowing women and girl’s bodies to be subject to outdated laws places unnecessary & harmful barriers to accessing safe,...

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...

WPUK Questions for Councillors

This May, many local councillors will be standing for election. Help us find out where they stand and what they will do to uphold the rights of women and...

Mixed sex toilets: model letter

There is growing concern at the trend of turning single sex toilets into mixed sex provision. This week, Lord Lucas initited a debate on the provision of changing and...

5 questions for your Prospective Parliamentary Candidates

In the forthcoming General Election, it is important to make sure that issues of concern to women are at the forefront of political campaigning and that women know what...

Model letter: women-only changing rooms

In 2019, Marks & Spencer’s announced they would allow males into the womens’ (and girls’) changing rooms. We were asked to provide a model letter for customers wishing to...

Dear men: How to support women’s rights

From our archives: as true then as it is now. This blog is based on a speech that WPUK co-founder, Kiri Tunks, made at the London Men Supporting Women’s...

Organise a meeting

We have organised meetings all over the UK with the support and know-how of local women. We will continue to organise as many as we can but we know...

WPUK Manifesto: this is what we want

On 20th May 2019, we published our draft manifesto and asked for responses. Thank you to everyone who suggested amendments or ideas. We are delighted to publish a revised...

Challenge your Council #EqualityAct

Thanks to our 2019 campaign, Councils across the UK have been forced, by grassroots women activists to uphold Equality law, and to change legally inaccurate equalities information on their...

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...

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...

Protected characteristics: Is your employer/service provider getting them right?

Is your employer, service provider, Council, NHS Trust, school (etc) getting Equality Law right? How to check that the protected characteristics are correctly listed and what to do when...