For Women Scotland

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

UK Supreme Court – the judgment

Judgment was handed down by the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday 16th April on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers on the effect of the Gender Recognition Act...

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Judgment due in FWS v Scottish Ministers

It’s official, the day is finally here! The judgment will be handed down in person at Court 1, UK Supreme Court, London on Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 9:45am....

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Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Following the publication of Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender by Professor Alice Sullivan we sent the following letter to the Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary...

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The Problem with Pete

Imagine, if you will, a man called Pete. Pete is a manly-man, tall, with a beard and well-developed muscles. He’s also not real – or at least there may...

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UK Supreme Court – the hearing

Speaking Notes Aidan O’Neill KC has kindly given permission to publish his speaking notes. It is important to understand that these are the notes of what he hoped to...

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UK Supreme Court – written cases

Ahead of our appeal being heard in the UK Supreme Court on 26 – 27th November 2024 we are now able to publish our written submission to the court....

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Rape Crisis Centres – by women and for women?

The following report is also available to view/download as a PDF. The rape crisis support network is in crisis. Barely two weeks after Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) apologised...

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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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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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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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