GRA Archives - Woman's Place UK

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...

The Scottish Parliament passes the GRR Bill

The Scottish Parliament, supported by Scottish Labour, passes the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, 86/39. This represents a dark day in Scottish history. In voting through gender self-ID, the Scottish...

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,...

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...

Attorney General affirms sex-based rights

Attorney General affirms sex-based rights Woman’s Place UK welcomes the clarifications on sex-based rights in the Equality Act (2010) made in the Attorney General’s speech to Policy Exchange. The...

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.

WPUK submission: WESC Inquiry into GRA Reform

The Women and Equalities Select Committee published a report giving details and analysis of submissions made by stakeholders to the Inquiry into the Reform of the Gender Recognition Act. We...

How to submit evidence to the Women & Equalities Committee Inquiry on GRA reform

Since publishing this guidance we have received a response to our email about the date the Inquiry was launched. We have been assured that the Inquiry commenced on 28th...

Joint Statement on the UK Government’s responsibility to uphold women’s sex-based rights

We welcome this week’s announcement by the Minister for Women and Equalities. We are pleased that she has struck a balance between improving the process for obtaining a Gender...

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Sex matters: WPUK response to GRA announcement

Three years ago today, we formed Woman’s Place UK with the specific aim of supporting women to respond to the consultation on the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and to...

There was no debate: TUC 2020

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) met this week to hold its annual conference. Like most meetings at the moment it was held online. Motions were moved and seconded –...

Debate is not hate: women won’t be silenced

It is good to see the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the House of Commons Library acknowledge the aggression of the public discussion around proposals to amend...

Gender recognition in Ireland: Jill Nesbitt

Jill Nesbitt is a former journalist who has worked freelance and on the staff of The Irish Times, as a researcher on The Consumer Show for RTE, Ireland’s national...

Girlguiding: campfires, crafts and compelled belief: Helen Watts

Helen Watts was involved in Girlguiding as a child and adult. Since 2018, she has been campaigned for Girlguiding to review their trans policy, which breaches girls’ right to...

Women are under-represented in film – why the BFI needs to be held to account: Deirdre O’Neill

Filmmaker Deirdre O’Neill, who co-ordinates the Inside Film project, argues that the British Film Institute needs to do much more to tackle the barriers to women’s participation The relationship...

Labour Campaign for Trans Rights letter to Catherine West MP: WPUK response

On 24th June 2020, the Labour Campaign for Trans Rights (LCTR) drafted a letter addressed to Catherine West, Labour MP for Haringey and Wood Green calling on her not...

House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee Transgender Inquiry: A critique

This article has been republished here by permission of the authors. It was originally published on the Women Analysing Policy on Women website on 6th June 2017. A critique...

Dear Zarah Sultana: an open letter

On 5th June Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, tweeted screenshots of a letter she had written to Liz Truss MP. In that letter, Ms Sultana wrote about “attempts...

WPUK response to Sunday Times story on GRA consultation outcome

Today the Sunday Times reports that the government, following consultation, has rejected reform of the Gender Recognition Act to permit sex self-identification. There has been no formal announcement but,...