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Mixed sex toilets in schools
A decade ago there was no need to worry about the layout of toilets in schools or ask who could use which toilet. Since then, however, guidance from the Scottish...
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It only applies to the Equality Act…
…said no-one who has actually read the UK Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers. Which is perhaps why Equality Network, among many others, has foolishly...
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The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
On the 19th of June we won a judicial review on the Scottish Prison Service’s transgender policy which allowed males to be accommodated in the female prison estate. The...
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Letter to Amnesty
We sent the following letter to the chairs of Amnesty International UK Selection Board and Charitable Trust regarding the seriously false and defamatory nature of their (now under review)...
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FWS v Scottish Ministers III – the judgment
Judgment was handed down by the Court of Session on Friday 19th June on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers on the Scottish Prison Service Policy for the...
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Letter to First Minister – remit of political inquiry
On Wednesday the Scottish Parliament debated public trust in Scottish politics and voted for the following motion: That the Parliament believes there is a need to restore public trust...
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Pop goes Parliament
John Swinney’s announcement that he would not meet with Reform has opened the First Minister up to accusations of performative politics and hypocrisy. Having said he wanted to represent...
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UK Supreme Court – one year later
To mark the first anniversary of our landmark Supreme Court judgment, FWS returned to London, arriving in time for a debate in Westminster Hall on the ruling, and a...
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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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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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Invisible women
Despite being 51.4% of the population women have consistently been under-represented as Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). In 1999, women made up just 37% of the 129 Parliamentarians...
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CEDAW on gender stereotypes
This is our submission to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee’s consultation on General Recommendation No. 41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes....
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Stop and search Code of Practice
This is our submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on a revised Code of Practice for constables in Scotland when exercising the power of stop and search. The consultation closed on 05...