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A Woman’s Place UK: the right side of history

Woman’s Place UK: The Right Side of History Woman’s Place UK (WPUK) was founded on 22nd September 2017 in response to the Conservative government’s proposal to reform the Gender...

The resurgence of the far right

The resurgence of the far right A blog by Jayne Egerton Background Growing numbers of women are concerned about the conflict between transgender and women’s rights. Mainstream politicians and...

WPUK statement: decriminalising abortion

UPDATE Let's make June 4th the day we decriminalise abortion. Please, take a minute and use the BPAS email template to contact your MP #TimeToAct

Solidarity with Selma Taha and her friends

Solidarity with Selma Taha and her friends #KingsCross3 #DropTheRacistCharges July Update This July we are asking you to take four actions JOIN US at Highbury magistrates Court on Wednesday...

Dear GANHRI

Dear GANHRI The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, which accredits bodies based on internationally recognised standards, has launched a special review of the Equality and Human Rights...

MS R MEADE V WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL AND SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND

RACHEL MEADE V WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL AND SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND

RACHEL MEADE V WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL AND SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND A victory for the right to express gender-critical views: Rachel Meade wins her case against Westminster City Council and...

#16Days #DefendingWomensSpaces #NoExcuse

Last year, as part of the #16days of activism (between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and International Human Rights Day), nia and WPUK partnered....

Surrogacy Law Reform: WPUK meet with Law Commissions

Earlier this year, the Law Commission published proposals to update the existing laws on surrogacy. Currently, when a baby is born to a surrogate mother, the mother remains the...

A Woman’s Place is in the Press: a guest blog by Susanna Rustin

Susanna Rustin is a leader writer at the Guardian, where she writes mostly on social affairs and the environment. She has also worked as an editor on the opinion and...

For Women Scot Vs The Scottish Ministers (2023)

For Women Scot Vs The Scottish Ministers October 2023 We share the disappointment of FWS on the outcome of their case Vs. The Scottish Ministers (2023) in the ruling...

Labour Women’s Declaration & FiLiA: Women on the move

The women’s liberation movement in Britain today is diverse and strong. There are myriad voices in conversation – and sometimes disagreement – with each other. Our movement is the...

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...

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...

‘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!

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...

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...

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...

An open letter to Edinburgh University

We welcome Professor Peter Mathieson's recent statement in response to the concerning events that unfolded on Edinburgh University's campus. We thank him for clearly stating a commitment to academic...

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