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Female colleagues should never be expected to share changing facilities with male colleagues regardless of how they identify. It's wrong, and unlawful.
But that's what happened to Sandie Peggie, a nurse working for NHS Fife. Today's Observer column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But that's what happened to Sandie Peggie, a nurse working for NHS Fife. Today's Observer column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No woman should be forced to change her clothes in front of a male colleague | Sonia Sodha
A case brought by an NHS nurse over a shared changing room could be the tip of the iceberg
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Female colleagues should never be expected to share changing facilities with male colleagues regardless of how they identify. It's wrong, and unlawful.
But that's what happened to Sandie Peggie, a nurse working for NHS Fife. Today's Observer column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But that's what happened to Sandie Peggie, a nurse working for NHS Fife. Today's Observer column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Make yourself a cup of tea and read about what
human-rights charity Sex Matters has done this year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
Make yourself a cup of tea and read about what
human-rights charity Sex Matters has done this year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
Sex Matters in 2024 - Sex Matters
It’s been our busiest and most productive year yet. Here’s what we have been doing in the last 12 months.
sex-matters.org
December 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM
It's a marathon, not a sprint.
Make yourself a cup of tea and read about what
human-rights charity Sex Matters has done this year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
Make yourself a cup of tea and read about what
human-rights charity Sex Matters has done this year.
sex-matters.org/posts/update...
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People die due to homelessness in UK as well. If you can support your local Law Centre like Suffolk Law Centre who work tirelessness to prevent evictions and homelessness suffolklawcentre.org.uk/donate/
December 16, 2024 at 10:14 AM
People die due to homelessness in UK as well. If you can support your local Law Centre like Suffolk Law Centre who work tirelessness to prevent evictions and homelessness suffolklawcentre.org.uk/donate/
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This is desperate stuff. The UK has ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child. Article 3: The 'best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration'. It is clearly not in the best interests of the child for them to be subject to medical interventions which are not evidence-based.
I share concerns of experts at the Council of Europe that removing access to #PubertyBlockers except through clinical trials may breach “fundamental ethical principles governing research”, amounting to coercion and a breach of young people's human rights. I asked Wes Streeting about this today... 🧵
December 12, 2024 at 3:10 PM
This is desperate stuff. The UK has ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child. Article 3: The 'best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration'. It is clearly not in the best interests of the child for them to be subject to medical interventions which are not evidence-based.
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Victory for Moira Deeming MP
December 12, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Victory for Moira Deeming MP
Reposted by Heather
Thinking of women in Afghanistan. The Taliban regime must end.
December 7, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Thinking of women in Afghanistan. The Taliban regime must end.
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Your farts smell of algae, Ma. Not gonna lie to you.
December 7, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Your farts smell of algae, Ma. Not gonna lie to you.
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'“I’m all for inclusivity in sport, but we’ve always had categories for a reason: to make it fair and to keep it safe,” says Ms Murray. “And the most obvious categories are men and women.'
From a woman who knows.
Thank you Judy Murray.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477941...
From a woman who knows.
Thank you Judy Murray.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477941...
Judy Murray: 'Some activists will accuse you of being transphobic. I'm certainly not'
This interview came with instructions. “Ask her about doing Strictly,” I was told more than once. I sense though, that Ms Murray means business…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:42 AM
'“I’m all for inclusivity in sport, but we’ve always had categories for a reason: to make it fair and to keep it safe,” says Ms Murray. “And the most obvious categories are men and women.'
From a woman who knows.
Thank you Judy Murray.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477941...
From a woman who knows.
Thank you Judy Murray.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477941...
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Mandy Rhodes: Women have come no distance at all if our sex can simply be appropriated by men www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
Women have come no distance at all if our sex can simply be appropriated by men
Twenty-five years of devolution, exploring Scottish solutions to Scottish problems, and now the Scottish Government find...
www.holyrood.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Mandy Rhodes: Women have come no distance at all if our sex can simply be appropriated by men www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
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This is a great piece on the deadening comfort of Spotify’s repetitive algorithm and a nudge to get back to the joy of new, unpredictable music. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s Spotify Wrapped season: a reminder of how incredibly dull streaming services have made us | Jochan Embley
I had long Covid and Spotify was my solace – until I realised the algorithm had killed off all my curiosity about music, says writer Jochan Embley
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:32 AM
This is a great piece on the deadening comfort of Spotify’s repetitive algorithm and a nudge to get back to the joy of new, unpredictable music. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Did you know??
"We Are The Witches" is now a colouring calendar 2025
Ut off date to get your own is 15th of Dec!
After that they will be gone for ever.
Pre-order only.
Do it now to avoid disappointment!!
wildwomynworkshop.com
"We Are The Witches" is now a colouring calendar 2025
Ut off date to get your own is 15th of Dec!
After that they will be gone for ever.
Pre-order only.
Do it now to avoid disappointment!!
wildwomynworkshop.com
December 8, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Did you know??
"We Are The Witches" is now a colouring calendar 2025
Ut off date to get your own is 15th of Dec!
After that they will be gone for ever.
Pre-order only.
Do it now to avoid disappointment!!
wildwomynworkshop.com
"We Are The Witches" is now a colouring calendar 2025
Ut off date to get your own is 15th of Dec!
After that they will be gone for ever.
Pre-order only.
Do it now to avoid disappointment!!
wildwomynworkshop.com
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A few days ago, Accessorize refused to pierce @lucywebster.bsky.social’s ear unless she provided a GP note. Why? Because she’s disabled.
And now she’s in the Sunday Times calling it out because it turns out, disabled women are not 5 years old - they are leaders. www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
And now she’s in the Sunday Times calling it out because it turns out, disabled women are not 5 years old - they are leaders. www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
I wanted a piercing at Accessorize. What I got was pure ableism
Employees ignored me, spoke only to my friend then demanded a doctor’s note because they had ‘doubts’ I could look after myself
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
A few days ago, Accessorize refused to pierce @lucywebster.bsky.social’s ear unless she provided a GP note. Why? Because she’s disabled.
And now she’s in the Sunday Times calling it out because it turns out, disabled women are not 5 years old - they are leaders. www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
And now she’s in the Sunday Times calling it out because it turns out, disabled women are not 5 years old - they are leaders. www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
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The rebels have liberated hundreds of women, toddlers and babies held in Sednaya prison.
They've also released hundred of prisoners some of which were tortured to the point of forgetting their own identity, others held for decades for speaking out against the regime. #freeSyria
They've also released hundred of prisoners some of which were tortured to the point of forgetting their own identity, others held for decades for speaking out against the regime. #freeSyria
December 8, 2024 at 7:30 AM
The rebels have liberated hundreds of women, toddlers and babies held in Sednaya prison.
They've also released hundred of prisoners some of which were tortured to the point of forgetting their own identity, others held for decades for speaking out against the regime. #freeSyria
They've also released hundred of prisoners some of which were tortured to the point of forgetting their own identity, others held for decades for speaking out against the regime. #freeSyria
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Interview with Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer who explains how he has handled this horrific case and why she took the brave decision to waive her anonymity and allow the ghastly videos her husband made to be shown in open court. Warning: this story is relentlessly grim.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer: ‘This level of depravity? I have never seen anything like it’
Stéphane Babonneau had to watch thousands of videos of Gisèle Pelicot being raped, before disclosing their horror to her. He explains how she found the courage to cope – and to change the world for ot...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Interview with Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer who explains how he has handled this horrific case and why she took the brave decision to waive her anonymity and allow the ghastly videos her husband made to be shown in open court. Warning: this story is relentlessly grim.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Beautiful
The General Electric Tower, Manhattan, New York 1931
Although not nearly as famous as the Chrysler or Empire State Building, the General Electric building can’t be ignored. Completed in 1931 & also known as 570 Lexington, this landmark is covered with intricate gothic details using modern materials
Although not nearly as famous as the Chrysler or Empire State Building, the General Electric building can’t be ignored. Completed in 1931 & also known as 570 Lexington, this landmark is covered with intricate gothic details using modern materials
November 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Beautiful
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‘What it reveals is that the police in this country are not just institutionally racist, but also institutionally sexist. In fact, what this story shows is institutional rape, committed by the forces of “law and order”.’
A thread on #SpyCops
A thread on #SpyCops
1. You think you’ve seen it all. You really have not. I’m a hard-bitten journalist of 39 years’ standing, but details of this story made me shout, weep and slap my head. This week’s column + 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This society lauded a police officer who lied and cheated and ruined lives. At last, a reckoning | George Monbiot
As a ‘spy cop’, Bob Lambert callously betrayed innocent women. The official inquiry must ask harsh questions of him – and the state, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:01 PM
‘What it reveals is that the police in this country are not just institutionally racist, but also institutionally sexist. In fact, what this story shows is institutional rape, committed by the forces of “law and order”.’
A thread on #SpyCops
A thread on #SpyCops
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Diary of an Hormonally Challenged Mother of Pre-Teen
Just some fun.
open.substack.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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Heart broken but incredibly proud to be a Director & organiser with WPUK for so many years.
I hope we demonstrated what grass roots organising can achieve & the importance of feminist women’s voices in policy change.
Remember-
If something is broke, fix it….
Next!
I ♥️ Woman’s Place UK
I hope we demonstrated what grass roots organising can achieve & the importance of feminist women’s voices in policy change.
Remember-
If something is broke, fix it….
Next!
I ♥️ Woman’s Place UK
Campaign statement:
Founded in response to proposals to reform the GRA2004, our campaign is now ending
Our website, meetings & submissions will remain as an archive of our campaign & a resource for future ones
Thank you & in sisterhood
Woman's Place UK
🔗
womansplaceuk.org/2024/11/28/a...
Founded in response to proposals to reform the GRA2004, our campaign is now ending
Our website, meetings & submissions will remain as an archive of our campaign & a resource for future ones
Thank you & in sisterhood
Woman's Place UK
🔗
womansplaceuk.org/2024/11/28/a...
A Woman's Place UK: the right side of history
After seven years we are ending our campaign, knowing that we have largely achieved our original demands. The guarantor of our rights ultimately will be a thriving women’s liberation movement, interna...
womansplaceuk.org
November 28, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Heart broken but incredibly proud to be a Director & organiser with WPUK for so many years.
I hope we demonstrated what grass roots organising can achieve & the importance of feminist women’s voices in policy change.
Remember-
If something is broke, fix it….
Next!
I ♥️ Woman’s Place UK
I hope we demonstrated what grass roots organising can achieve & the importance of feminist women’s voices in policy change.
Remember-
If something is broke, fix it….
Next!
I ♥️ Woman’s Place UK
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The UK’s highest court has heard two days of dense legal arguments over what ‘woman’ means in law as campaigners challenge the Scottish Government
www.holyrood.com/news/view,su...
www.holyrood.com/news/view,su...
Supreme Court: Judges retire to consider meaning of 'woman'
Supreme Court: Judges retire to consider meaning of 'woman' in challenge to Scottish Government
www.holyrood.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The UK’s highest court has heard two days of dense legal arguments over what ‘woman’ means in law as campaigners challenge the Scottish Government
www.holyrood.com/news/view,su...
www.holyrood.com/news/view,su...
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I met many amazing women during my trip to Ukraine earlier this year, here’s my @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social piece about just four of them emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
I went to Ukraine and met the women holding the country together
Susan Dalgety travelled to Ukraine as a guest of Scottish charity HopeFull to find out first hand the impact of the war, particularly on women. Here she speaks to four women who are at the forefront o...
emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:33 AM
I met many amazing women during my trip to Ukraine earlier this year, here’s my @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social piece about just four of them emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Scottish Government KC says straight males who ID as trans without a GRC are straight but with a GRC are lesbians.
Absurd.
For Women Scotland KC says problem with the Scottish Government’s approach is not that they downgrade women's rights but that they ignore them.
💯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Absurd.
For Women Scotland KC says problem with the Scottish Government’s approach is not that they downgrade women's rights but that they ignore them.
💯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Supreme Court judges consider ruling on definition of a woman
The UK's highest court will decide whether whether trans women can be regarded as female under the Equality Act.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Scottish Government KC says straight males who ID as trans without a GRC are straight but with a GRC are lesbians.
Absurd.
For Women Scotland KC says problem with the Scottish Government’s approach is not that they downgrade women's rights but that they ignore them.
💯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Absurd.
For Women Scotland KC says problem with the Scottish Government’s approach is not that they downgrade women's rights but that they ignore them.
💯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We are here at the #SpyCops inquiry, to support Helen Steel, who is giving evidence today.
#Sisterhood and #Solidarity to all those affected @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social
🔗 spycops.co.uk
#NoExcuse
#16days
#365Days
#Sisterhood and #Solidarity to all those affected @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social
🔗 spycops.co.uk
#NoExcuse
#16days
#365Days
November 27, 2024 at 10:28 AM
We are here at the #SpyCops inquiry, to support Helen Steel, who is giving evidence today.
#Sisterhood and #Solidarity to all those affected @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social
🔗 spycops.co.uk
#NoExcuse
#16days
#365Days
#Sisterhood and #Solidarity to all those affected @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social
🔗 spycops.co.uk
#NoExcuse
#16days
#365Days
Reposted by Heather
November 27, 2024 at 3:21 PM