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UK Labour signals key changes in policy

Subscribe I Woman’s Place UK videos I Insta I Twitter I Take action Congratulations to Labour Women’s Declaration and all the individual members of UK Labour for their persistence over many years in winning...

European Network of Migrant Women publish open letter in support of Reem Alsalem

We are thankful to the European Network of Migrant Women both for their work representing migrant women, and for their key role in organising this crucial letter in support of...

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...

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...

WPUK’ SUBMISSION: IPSO editorial guidelines on sex and gender.

The use of “she” and “woman” to refer to biologically male offenders misleads readers in another fundamental way. It creates the impression that far more women commit crimes sexual...

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...

WPUK Statement on the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon

In voting through gender self-ID, the Scottish parliament has wilfully ignored the evidence of women and girls, as well as the advice of legal experts and advocates for women’s...

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...

Joint letter to Reem Alsalem, UN Rapporteur VAWG

Joint Letter to Reem Alsalem #UNSRVAW. We are publishing the joint letter signed by Woman’s Place UK and key feminist organisations and advocates to Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur...

How to submit evidence on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

What is the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill? The Scottish Government has introduced the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament. The bill seeks to remove the...

Letter to Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary Shona Robison

On Monday 24th January, representatives for Woman's Place UK met with Shona Robison, the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government to discuss our concerns...

Spanish feminists take on Podemos: “There are feminists in Podemos too”

Just as women in Izquierda Unida, a Spanish left wing political coalition, have published a statement against proposed gender self-ID legislation; women in Podemos, a Spanish left wing party...

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...

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