WEBINAR: A Woman’s Place is working

We are very sorry to announce that Selina Todd is now unable to chair this webinar. We are thrilled that Susan Dalgety will be her late replacement. Thank you Susan!

Webinar: A Woman’s Place is working.

The Gender Recognition Reform Bill is currently being considered by the Scottish Parliament, we discuss its impact in the workplace. #WPUKisworking.

Our panellists discuss the implications for women with a focus on the workplace as well as service provision.

What effect does self-identification of sex have on sex discrimination and sex discrimination law?

On quotas, parity schemes, prizes and role modelling?

On service users, on the freedom to speak up at work and academic freedom?

Susan Dalgety is a writer, campaigner and grandmother of four. She is a columnist for The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News. Previously a Labour councillor and head of press for Jack McConnell during his term as First Minister of Scotland. She is a trustee for two charities in sub-Saharan African. She manages a scholarship scheme for vulnerable girls living in rural Malawi so they can complete their secondary education.

Shereen Benjamin is a university lecturer in primary education at Edinburgh University. She is a long-standing feminist, socialist and trade unionist. She sits on the steering group for Labour Women’s Declaration.

Ann Henderson is a campaigner in the labour movement and former Rector of the University of Edinburgh. She served as Scottish Commissioner on the Women’s National Commission. Ann was the target of a campaign of bullying after she called for reasoned debate around GRA reform.

Lucy Hunter-Blackburn previously a board member of the Howard League for Penal Reform Scotland. She co-founded MBM Policy with Dr Kath Murray and Lisa Mackenzie. MDM is a policy analysis collective currently focused on how sex and gender identity issues are approached in policy making in Scotland.

Pragna Patel is the ex-director and founding member of Southall Black Sisters and Women Against Fundamentalism.

She is also a member of Feminist Dissent and has written extensively on race, gender and religion.