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Woman’s Place and Kellie-Jay Keen (aka Posie Parker)

In Spring 2018 we decided to organise a meeting in Cornwall. As is the case with all our meetings, the panel of speakers was agreed in collaboration with local...

Advice to US Women to Compromise on Abortion Rights Misses the Mark: Katherine M Acosta

Katherine M Acosta is a lifelong feminist, a sociologist, filmmaker and writer. Divided We Fall is her documentary about the 2011 Wisconsin Uprising, a weeks-long protest to save collective...

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.

We Belong Here: Raquel Rosario Sánchez

The closing remarks from Raquel Rosario Sánchez at ‘A Woman’s Place is With Women: feminism, birth and motherhood’ held at the University of Bristol on Tuesday 3rd May 2022,...

How dare any man…

We reproduce here an anonymous account by an attendee at our last meeting A Woman’s Place is in Manchester. We were really uplifted to receive this message in our...

Kiri Tunks wins NEU Annie Higdon Award 2022

Our co-founder and director, Kiri Tunks, has won the National Education Union's Annie Higdon Award for challenging sexism and engaging women in union activity. Read Kiri's acceptance speech and...

WPUK: EHRC Guidance on single sex exceptions

Woman's Place UK welcomes guidance from the EHRC on the implementation of single-sex exceptions as set out in the Equality Act 2010.

WPUK and The Socialist: Further Debate

This post is WPUK’s latest contribution to a developing debate with The Socialist Party. We welcome the willingness of The Socialist to engage with WPUK and look forward to...

Manchester women refuse to be intimidated

Women’s Place UK is an organisation of women committed to promoting respectful debate around issues of law and public policy which affect women’s lives.

WPUK: Socialist Party and Stonewall

An article about Stonewall published by The Socialist in December 2021 made the claim that “some in the women's and labour movement” are jointly campaigning with right-wing journalists and...

WPUK: UCL and Stonewall

We are aware of an article in a student publication attacking UCL for their decision not to renew membership of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index. The article makes baseless allegations...

WPUK statement on Raquel Rosario Sanchez vs University of Bristol

This week Raquel Rosario Sanchez takes Bristol University to court for allegedly failing to protect her from bullying and harassment. It’s well-known* that Bristol University failed to discipline students...

NMC: Please withdraw from Stonewall

We have today sent a letter to the Nursing and Midwifery Council which calls on them to withdraw from Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme and Workplace Equality Index. The letter also...

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...

Stonewall: Mental Health Nurse speaks

Woman's Place UK has recently published a letter drafted by nurses and midwives concerned at the impact of Stonewall's Diversity Chamption Programme and Equality Index on patient care. This...

Stonewall: Nurses and Midwives speak out

Hundreds of nurses and midwives have signed a letter calling for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and NHS trusts to withdraw from Stonewall's Diversity Champions Programme and Equality Index. These...

Stonewall: Letter to Nursing and Midwifery Council

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the regulatory body for nurses, midwives and health visitors. This letter, drafted by concerned nurses and other healthcare professionals, calls for: a) the...

March with Midwives – Inclusion and Exclusion

Anna is a midwife and part of the With Woman collective. She writes about the challenges facing midwifery in the UK; the grassroots movement March with Midwives; and their...

Joan Smith: Ending VAWG must be a national priority

Ending VAWG is an urgent national priority Four years ago, this country suffered the highest number of terrorist fatalities since the 7/7 attacks in 2005. Thirty-six people died in...

Woman’s Place UK in Cambridge 2017

A Woman's Place is on the platform was our first ever public meeting. We have now organised a total of 28 public meetings, 10 webinars and a conference...

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