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Sex Matters
Ahead of the census debate we are concerned that the definitions of male and female in Scots Law and practice need to be robust and that appropriate protections can...
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Census Briefing Notes
Briefing Notes: Stage One Debate on the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Background For Women Scotland was delighted to have had the opportunity to give evidence at committee stage regarding...
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Patrick Harvie’s Motion
The following was published here by our Twitter account @ForwomenScot on 22nd January. It appears that Patrick Harvie MSP, in his enthusiasm to bring a Motion which, increasingly, appears...
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Gender Lessons in Schools
In August, The Scotsman reported on the new RSHP guidance (https://rshp.scot) which is set to be rolled out in schools. Of concern was the section on gender in the...
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Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Press Statement – Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill – Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Meeting, Scottish Parliament, 06 December 2018 Forwomen.scot were grateful to the CTEEA Committee for listening to...
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Hostelling Scotland and Serco (Caledonian Sleeper and Northlink Ferries) Update
In June 2018, one of our/ManFriday members put Hostelling Scotland’s policy of “regardless of transgendered status, we will book an accommodation based on how our guests choose to be...
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GRA 2004 – Consultation results
Press Statement – Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, Analysis of responses to the public consultation exercise Note: The Scottish Government’s report of 23 Nov 2018 on the GRA...
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‘Proposals to Allow Self-identification of Gender’ Debate
Press Statement – Proposals to Allow Self-identification of Gender, House of Commons, 21 November 2018 FWS was disappointed to hear of the extremely low turnout at the debate on ‘Proposals...
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Women and Girls in Sport
As part of their monthly spotlight ‘Have your say’ section, the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls requested feedback from individuals and groups on the topic of Women and...