Workplaces
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Are City employers breaking the law on single-sex toilets?
Our new report exposes widespread non-compliance
8th May 2026
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Sex and the City
Finance is a highly regulated sector where legal compliance is taken very seriously. A widespread impression that sexism and...
8th May 2026
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Eleanor Frances, former civil servant
Gender ideology is written into HR policies right across the civil service. When I complained I was forced out...
16th April 2026
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The law is clear – here’s what it says
The government has said that it intends to lay the updated Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) code of...
14th April 2026
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Updated EHRC code to be published in May
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson, has made a statement to Parliament saying that she intends to...
14th April 2026
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Toilets, showers and changing rooms: what the law says (Easy Read)
An easy-read version of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim update for employers and service providers.
14th April 2026
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One year later
The Supreme Court made the law clear. So why are we still waiting for the rights of women and...
9th April 2026
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New poll shows most people prefer single-sex toilets and changing rooms
A new UK-wide poll shows that the vast majority of adults prefer single-sex provision of toilets and changing rooms...
9th March 2026
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Sex Matters poll results March 2026
JL Partners asked a nationally representative sample of 1,500 UK adults thirteen questions about single-sex toilets and changing rooms,...
9th March 2026
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Why are employers waiting for the wrong guidance?
Soon after the enactment of the Equality Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission produced three statutory codes of...
18th February 2026
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Men in women’s facilities at work – what are your rights?
Naomi Cunningham writes for Legal Feminist on your legal rights and the risks of raising a grievance or taking...
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Nurses are winning the gender wars
Why the NHS is the frontline in protecting women's rights
23rd January 2026
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Victory for the Darlington nurses
The Darlington nurses have won their employment-tribunal claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. The judgment concludes...
16th January 2026
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US Supreme Court must define ”woman”
Trans-identifying male athletes argue that they must be included
16th January 2026
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12th December 2025
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The Sandie Peggie judgment disregards women’s privacy and dignity
The judgment in Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife and Dr Upton has been published. We are pleased that Sandie...
8th December 2025
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5th December 2025
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A disappointing judgment in defiance of the Supreme Court
The judgment in the case of Kelly v Leonardo has been published, and it is bad news. This case involves...
3rd December 2025
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Template email about positive action based on self-ID instead of sex
This template email is designed to help you tell organisations that programmes and prizes for women and girls must...
14th November 2025
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Sex Matters intervenes on single-sex services guidance
Sex Matters has been given permission to intervene in the judicial review being brought by the Good Law Project...
5th November 2025
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How to respond to your employer’s excuses
The law is clear but many employers are still denying women the privacy and dignity of female-only toilets and...
3rd November 2025
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Template email to raise concerns about workplace changing rooms
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about workplace changing-room policies: the removal...
23rd October 2025
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Workplace facilities factsheet
Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...
23rd October 2025
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Gender-critical belief discrimination – briefing
What “gender critical” beliefs are; how employees and others are protected from belief discrimination; and how employers should deal...
10th October 2025
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Template email to raise concerns about workplace toilets
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about workplace toilet policies: the removal...
11th July 2025
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Template email to raise concerns about changing rooms and toilets
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about policies for changing-room, toilets and...
11th July 2025
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Template email about proposed unisex changing rooms or toilets
This template email is designed to help you clearly and confidently raise concerns about policies to make changing-room or...
11th July 2025
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New report on everyday cancellation in publishing
Has publishing has become a hostile environment for people who hold gender-critical beliefs? New research commissioned by Sex Matters...
27th June 2025
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Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Ursula Doyle
Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors,...
25th June 2025
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Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Sibyl Ruth
Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors,...
25th June 2025
