Single sex services • Page 8
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Stonewalling the Domestic Violence Bill: Why make “misogyny” gender neutral?
A short month ago there was an attempt to rush a bill through parliament that would set a precedent of “gender neutralising” motherhood in law; replacing the words mother or woman with “pregnant person” in the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances (MOMA) Bill. As Baroness Noakes highlighted, this is...
13th March 2021
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Toilets – a place where sex matters
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is undertaking a technical review on increasing accessibility and provision of toilets for men and women. We submitted a 60 page briefing . The submission is long, because the issue of who can use which toilets has become overly complicated and...
19th February 2021
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On toilet provision for men and women – technical briefing
A simple solution to replace ambiguous language and misleading guidance, for the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government.
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Gender self-declaration and women’s rights
Alessandra Asteriti and Rebecca Bull (2020) in the Modern Law Review analyse how self-identification will undermine women’s rights and lead to an increase in harms – a response to Professor Alex Sharpe’s paper arguing that it will not.
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GRA Reform: Evidence to the Women and Equality Select Committee
We submitted evidence to the Women and Equality Select Committee's Inquiry into Reform of the Gender Recognition Act.
4th January 2021
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Sex and the Equality Act
Julius Komorowski in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland looks at what ‘sex’ means in the Equality Act, how it interacts with the Gender Recognition Act, and the implications for provision of services.
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A Question of Consent
‘Single sex spaces are a question of consent’ is a website and blog by Maya Forstater focused on single-sex services.
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Women’s Resource Centre report
Dr Louise Harvey-Golding and Dr Sue Robson’s 2019 research report is based on a survey and focus groups with English organisations providing services to women and girls. They explore the need for single-sex provision for women and girls and the difficulties providers face. .
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Gender Recognition Act reform – evidence submission
We answer the Women and Equalities Select Committee‘s questions and make six recommendations.
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Girls are skipping school to avoid sharing gender neutral toilets with boys after being left to feel unsafe and ashamed
Sanchez Manning, Social Affairs Correspondent for the Mail On Sunday.
Menstruating girls are staying home for fear of being made to feel 'period shame'. Some girls are risking infections by refusing to urinate all day or not drinking. Doctors and politicians called on schools to halt the move towards unisex toilets. -
Fortnum v Suffolk County Council
1999 Employment Tribunal
This is a first-instance Employment Tribunal decision so is not a legal precedent.22nd December 1999