Tag: sex matters
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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...
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Abortion, Criminal Law & Crisis Pregnancies
Healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet as women we know our bodies have long been viewed as the property of men and of the state. This patriarchal notion...
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‘But she was 30+ weeks?’ A response
If the aim of criminalising women for behaviour while pregnant (aka foetal homicide laws) is to protect foetuses and children, as this blog shows, they clearly they fail!
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Anneliese Dodds ‘Sex & gender are different’
Anneliese Dodds ‘Sex & gender are different’ Woman’s Place UK welcomes Anneliese Dodds’s recognition that sex and gender are different For the past three years, Keir Starmer and Labour...
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Response to the TUC’s letter to Kemi Badenoch
Read the TUC letter here. Response to the TUC’s letter to Kemi Badenoch about the Equality Act: The TUC’s letter demonstrates a worrying ignorance of current equalities law. It...
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Women in Prison: a guest blog by Prof Jo Phoenix
Women in prison are not inherently vulnerable – but they are disadvantaged in multiple ways, argues Professor Jo Phoenix
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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...
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Misogyny is the problem. Hate crime legislation is not the answer.
Hate crime is a hot topic these days. From the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill in Scotland, to calls for misogyny to be included in hate crime legislation...
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EHRC misrepresents the law on collecting sex data
The EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) misrepresents the law on collecting sex data in its statement to the Scottish Government EHRC submission to Scottish Government Sex & Data...
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Health care is a human right: Judith Green
FROM 2020 Judith Green is a co-founder of Woman’s Place UK, works in women’s health and is a former user of single-sex services for female survivors of childhood sexual...
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IPSO Consultation: Editorial standards in coverage of transgender issues
We believe that newspapers should be able to identify someone by their biological sex in stories where not do so would be nonsensical or confusing to the reader. This...
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