Topic Archives - Woman's Place UK

A Woman’s Place UK: the right side of history

Woman’s Place UK: The Right Side of History Woman’s Place UK (WPUK) was founded on 22nd September 2017 in response to the Conservative government’s proposal to reform the Gender...

WPUK statement on Roz Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

WPUK statement on Roz Adams v Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre Woman’s Place UK (WPUK) congratulates Roz Adams on her victory in her employment tribunal case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis...

Non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England

Non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England The Department for Education has published (draft) comprehensive guidance for teachers on how best to support pupils questioning their gender in...

#16Days #DefendingWomensSpaces #NoExcuse

Last year, as part of the #16days of activism (between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and International Human Rights Day), nia and WPUK partnered....

Surrogacy Law Reform: WPUK meet with Law Commissions

Earlier this year, the Law Commission published proposals to update the existing laws on surrogacy. Currently, when a baby is born to a surrogate mother, the mother remains the...

For Women Scot Vs The Scottish Ministers (2023)

For Women Scot Vs The Scottish Ministers October 2023 We share the disappointment of FWS on the outcome of their case Vs. The Scottish Ministers (2023) in the ruling...

WPUK: Israel & Palestine – Peace, Equality, Freedom, Justice

WPUK: Israel & Palestine Peace, Equality, Freedom, Justice October ’23 WPUK is a women’s rights campaign with a specific focus on women’s rights in the UK. Nevertheless, we...

Labour Women’s Declaration & FiLiA: Women on the move

The women’s liberation movement in Britain today is diverse and strong. There are myriad voices in conversation – and sometimes disagreement – with each other. Our movement is the...

Solidarity with Selma Taha & Southall Black Sisters

Southall Black Sisters have issued a statement on this incident, Who does the police work for? On Friday 29th September Selma Taha, director of Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and...

Solidarity with Róisín Murphy

Solidarity with Róisín Murphy The audience members who tried to boo Sinéad O’Connor off stage when she performed at Bob Dylan’s tribute concert in 1992 were most likely to...

Pride & Protest: WPUK statement on London Trans Pride 2023

Pride & protest: WPUK statement “I was going to come here and be really fluffy, and be really nice and say ‘yeah be really lovely queer and gay’, but...

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...

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...

‘But she was 30+ weeks?’ A response

If the aim of criminalising women for behaviour while pregnant (aka foetal homicide laws) is to protect foetuses and children, as this blog shows, they clearly they fail!

Anneliese Dodds ‘Sex & gender are different’

Anneliese Dodds ‘Sex & gender are different’ Woman’s Place UK welcomes Anneliese Dodds’s recognition that sex and gender are different For the past three years, Keir Starmer and Labour...

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...

Response to the TUC’s letter to Kemi Badenoch

Read the TUC letter here. Response to the TUC’s letter to Kemi Badenoch about the Equality Act: The TUC’s letter demonstrates a worrying ignorance of current equalities law. It...

WPUK Statement in solidarity with Australian women

Women are not responsible for the actions of men or those who want to use the concerns women have for their own political ends. However, the presence of neo-Nazis...

New MoJ transgender prisoner policy: WPUK Statement

We believe no female prisoner should be forced to share prison space with male prisoners. The United Nations mandate to keep male and female prisoners separate is essential, not...

Statement on the UK Government’s decision to block the Gender Recognition Reform Bill (Scotland)

We are pleased that both the Labour Party Leader, Keir Starmer and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Anneliese Dodds have voiced concern regarding the substance of...