Tag: Gender Representation on Public Boards Act
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Reclaiming Motion on the Statutory Guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act – Grounds of Appeal and Note of Argument
Ahead of our reclaiming motion (appeal) in the Court of Session Inner House on Wednesday 4th October we are now able to publish our written submissions to the court....
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UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women: a case study in the Scottish courts
The following report is also available to download/view as a PDF. IntroductionOften described as an international bill of rights for women, the UN Convention on the Elimination of all...
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Briefing: Westminster debate on the definition of “sex” in the Equality Act
This is our Parliamentary briefing for the debate on the definition of “sex” in the Equality Act, Westminster Hall, 12th June 2023. It’s also available to view/download as a...
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Judicial Review Decision
We are, of course, hugely disappointed in today’s ruling, which is available in full on the court’s website here. At first reading this seems disastrous for women who are...
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Justice Through the Looking Glass
Written by Susan Smith. A shorter version was published in The Critic. Which, or who, is to be master and whether you can make words mean different things, has...
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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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The Status of Women In Scotland – Gender Representation on Public Boards Act
UN Women invited submissions to the Commission on the Status of Women with information relating to alleged violations of human rights that affect the status of women in any...