For Women Scotland

We are a group of women from all over Scotland working to protect and strengthen women and children's rights.

Rape Crisis Centres – by women and for women?

The rape crisis support network is in crisis. Barely two weeks after Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) apologised for letting down survivors, the umbrella organisation Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS)...

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Equally Safe at School – student survey

An article in today’s Herald: Campaigners raise concerns over Rape Crisis Scotland school survey reports on a survey that asked second year pupils numerous questions about sexual harassment. The...

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What will John Swinney do next?

Euan McColm wonders in his Scotsman article how long John Swinney and his Ministers will stay silent while people we should be able to trust try to explain away...

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Edinburgh Rape Crisis, Rape Crisis Scotland, Mridul Wadhwa and Sandy Brindley

We are aware that some people feel Ms Brindley, CEO of Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS), is being subjected to a witch hunt, something our organisation would be expected to...

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A follow up letter to the woman who called me a TERF

We are delighted to publish this guest post from Caroline – seven years on, she has written a follow up to the original Letter to the woman who called...

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What’s Happening in Your Child’s School?

Report 1: What’s Happening in Your Child’s Classroom? SummaryThe number of children presenting with gender distress in Scotland has soared over the last decade, particularly since 2017 when many...

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Appeal to the UK Supreme Court

We are pleased that the Court of Session Inner House has granted our application to appeal their judicial review decision to the UK Supreme Court. Our CrowdJustice fundraiser to...

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School Toilets

Despite clear legislation on the requirement to provide single-sex toilets in schools many local authorities across Scotland are replacing these with mixed-sex (gender-neutral) facilities, often without prior consultation with...

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Factsheets

A series of factsheets covering schools, toilets, Sandyford Young Person’s Gender Clinic, sports, and a couple about FWS and our judicial review. Click on the links for PDF versions...

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We won! Scottish Government redefinition of woman is unlawful

We are absolutely delighted to report that after more than 18 months of legal action we have won the appeal of our judicial review. The Court of Session has...

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What we stand for

Women's rights are in crisis in Scotland. We campaign to protect and strengthen women and children's rights and aim to:

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    Protect "sex" in law and policy

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    Help people speak up

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    Promote evidence-based discussion

We believe that there are only two sexes, that a person’s sex is not a choice, nor can it be changed. Women are entitled to dignity, safety and fairness.

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