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Everyday cancellation in publishing – case study: Rachel Rooney
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: Magi Gibson
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: Jenny Lindsay
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: Gillian Philip
Case study to accompany the report on the costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors, by...
25th June 2025
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Everyday cancellation in publishing – summary report
The costs and legal risks of discrimination against gender-critical staff and authors, by Matilda Gosling for Sex Matters and...
25th June 2025
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Everyday cancellation in publishing
By Matilda Gosling for Sex Matters and SEEN in Publishing
25th June 2025
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Unions at legal crossroads
In the six weeks since the Supreme Court ruled that “sex” in the Equality Act refers to biological sex,...
27th May 2025
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Template HR email on policy changes
If you work in HR, or know someone who does, copy and paste to share this model email, which...
23rd May 2025
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It’s time for a product recall
When businesses become aware that a product they have distributed poses a risk to users, they issue urgent and...
23rd May 2025
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Why “sorry” is the hardest word
During the weeks since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that “sex” in the Equality Act refers to biology, much...
20th May 2025
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Do retailers need to provide single-sex toilets and changing rooms?
Patrick Overall explains the two key issues to consider for retailers whose policies don’t comply with the law after...
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Another letter to the Health and Safety Executive
We wrote to the HSE in February 2025 expressing concern about the lack of clear guidance on single-sex facilities...
15th May 2025
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Why the Supreme Court ruling on women-only spaces and services matters for construction employers
Monica Kurnatowska and Rebecca Bull explain the implications for employers of the April 2025 judgment.
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Why are lawyers encouraging confusion about the law?
Following the For Women Scotland judgment there has been a flurry of interest by lawyers in providing complicated, confusing...
14th May 2025
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Workplace toilets: know your rights
We explain the legislation on workplace toilets, whose job it is to make sure that workplaces comply with the...
7th May 2025
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Workplace toilets factsheet
Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...
7th May 2025
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Letter to the chief executive of the NHS Confederation
We wrote to Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, asking him to withdraw guidance that encourages NHS...
2nd May 2025
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What does the For Women Scotland judgment mean in practice?
The judgment handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court returns the Equality Act to clarity. Many organisations have fallen...
17th April 2025
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What does the Equality Act mean for women’s sports?
There are two ongoing cases in the same sport, pool. Women’s tournaments are run in the UK by Ultimate...
8th April 2025
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What happened at Sussex University?
What led the University of Sussex to adopt an unlawful policy that led the Office for Students to fine...
1st April 2025
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Met Police tribunal anonymity bid rejected
An employment tribunal in South London has rejected the Metropolitan Police’s application to anonymise the identity of a witness...
11th March 2025
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Time for the Health and Safety Executive to step up
The Sandie Peggie case has shone a spotlight on workplace health and safety regulations that require employers to provide...
26th February 2025
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Letter to the Health and Safety Executive
We wrote to Sarah Albon, the chief executive of the HSE, to express concern about the lack of clear...
26th February 2025
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Kristie Higgs wins belief-discrimination case
Court of Appeal warns against discrimination based on unreasonable objections to social-media posts
12th February 2025
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Maya Forstater gives evidence in changing-room case
On 5th February, Sex Matters CEO Maya Forstater gave evidence in the ongoing employment tribunal case of Sandie Peggie...
7th February 2025
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Witness statement of Maya Forstater in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife and Dr Elizabeth Upton
Maya Forstater's statement for this Scottish Employment Tribunal in February 2025.
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Stonewall changes “transphobia” definition
Sometime in January Stonewall updated its list of LGBTQ terms, removing several terms that never caught on, including “gender-variant”,...
3rd February 2025
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Letter to Stonewall about its revised definition of “transphobia”.
Sex Matters has written to Stonewall’s CEO to applaud him for taking the brave step of discarding the previous...
3rd February 2025
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Support for “gender-neutral” toilets falls
A new poll from YouGov reveals that support for mixed-sex toilets is at its lowest level in five years. ...
31st January 2025
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Workplace toilets for women and men – briefing for employers
A two-page briefing to help employers understand the law and best practice.
31st January 2025
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Civil service must return to impartiality and protection for all
Civil servants are expected to act with impartiality, integrity, honesty and objectivity, under the direction of Ministers and in...
11th January 2025
