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Dear Andy Burnham…
This is a letter written by Cathy Devine to Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester in response to his support for faster implementation of gender recognition legislation in a letter...
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Relationships & Sex Education
Knowledge is power. Girls and women have been kept in the dark about our bodies for too long. Boys and girls form their ideas about relationships and sex from...
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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...
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WPUK Submission Labour Policy Forum: work, pensions & equality
We welcome the opportunity to contribute to Labour’s national policy forum consultation. About us Woman’s Place UK (WPUK) is a grassroots feminist campaign which was formed by a group...
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WPUK Submissions to Labour Policy Forum
These are the submissions we made to the Labour Policy Forum consultation on Sunday 30th June 2019: Work, pensions & equalities Justice & home affairs Health & social care...
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Holyrood calls to Westminster
The announcement this week by the Scottish Government that they intend to fully consult with women and carry out a full Equality Impact Assessment into proposals to adopt legal...
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In defence of Michele Moore
This is the text of a letter we sent to the publisher of Disability & Society in support of Professor Michele Moore, the editor, who is being targeted because...
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The fight by women has just begun and Scotland is at the forefront
The rapid growth of a vibrant movement of women in Scotland has been inspirational, and to see that movement properly represented by incredibly brave politicians moves us beyond words....
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Sex, gender & development: Maya Forstater
Maya Forstater is an independent researcher, writer and advisor working on the business of sustainable development. She has worked with a large number of organisations, including the New Economics...
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If you cannot define women, then you cannot defend them
On May 25th councillor Sarah Field spoke at a meeting in Leeds which was the first U.K. discussion of The Declaration of Sex Based Rights. The Declaration re-affirms that women’s global human...
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Discrimination Against Women in the Name of Inclusion
We are re-publishing this statement from Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter and would encourage our readers to send messages of support. They have had their funding withdrawn simply...
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WPUK Submissions and Statements on GRA
On this page you can find links to WPUK statements on and submissions to various organisations on proposed reform to the UK Gender Recognition Act.
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An end to violence against women
This is the speech that Karen Ingala Smith gave at the London meeting, A Woman’s Place is Resolute. She spoke on our second demand. The government must make the...
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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...
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An open letter to Women’s Aid and Rape Crisis England and Wales
Dear Sisters, Some of you may have seen my last blog post, The silencing of feminists silences survivors , which Woman’s Place UK very kindly published whilst protecting my...
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Government response to petition on ‘gender identity’
We welcome the government’s commitment to respectful and evidence-based discussion and to retaining Equality Act 2010 exemptions. For these exemptions to offer women the rights and protections we deserve,...
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The silencing of feminists silences survivors
– Dear Sisters, I’m writing as a feminist who has devoted over two decades of my life to ending violence against women (VAW). I’ve worked in frontline services in...
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Response to Scottish Review of the GRA
This is our response to the Scottish Government’s review of the Gender Recognition Act. Who we are We are a group of people from a range of backgrounds including...
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Woman’s Place UK Oxford meeting
Woman’s Place UK is facing an orchestrated attempt by Oxford University student activists to shut down one of their public meetings in Oxford tonight about changes to transgender laws...
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Equality Act 2010 Exemptions Should Be Retained, Strengthened And Extended
Speech made by Judith Green, co-founder of Woman’s Place UK, 31st October 2017 In thanking David Davies, I have a small confession to make. I’m a card-carrying member of...
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