Safety, Fairness, Inclusion?
We are excited to be hosting the developmental biologist Dr Emma Hilton at our forthcoming event on Monday 11 July, our last event for this academic year.
Sexy but Psycho
We are really excited to announce that Dr Jessica Taylor, passionate defender of women’s mental health, will be discussing her newly released book Sexy but Psycho at our next event on Monday 13 June at 7pm.
Scottish GRA Reform Bill Submission
We share our submission to the Scottish Government’s GRA reform consultation.
Respect My Sex: Lib Dem Round-up
‘Respect My Sex if you Want my X’, a grassroots campaign led by women from across the political spectrum, catapulted the issue of women’s sex-based rights up the political agenda for the duration of the 2022 local elections…
The Cancellation of Art
We are thrilled to announce that two wonderful artists, the ceramicist Claudia Clare and the dancer Rosie Kay, will be the stars of our next event on Monday 9 May at 7pm.
Scottish Women Won’t Wheesht
We are very happy to announce that our next event will see us host the wonderful Professor Sarah Pedersen, Liberal Voice for Women’s inaugural speaker last March, together with the tireless Susan Smith from For Women Scotland, for an update on the state of women’s rights in Scotland.
Ed Davey Acknowledges Importance of GRA Safeguards
Ed Davey gave a very encouraging performance on BBC Radio4’s Any Questions last Friday night, with a distinct shift towards a much more moderate position regarding women’s and trans rights.
Lib Dems Resolve that #SexMatters in the Constitution
Lib Dem conference overwhelmingly passed a Constitutional Amendment on 13th March 2022, which added the word ‘sex’ to the list of Protected Characteristics in the relevant part of the party’s Constitution.
'Why women are STILL taken less seriously than men, and what we can do about it'
We’re excited to be hosting Mary Ann Sieghart for our next online event, at 7pm on Monday 14 March. Mary Ann’s book The Authority Gap was published to critical acclaim last year and the scale of the gap between men and women that it reveals has taken many of its readers by surprise.
Women’s Health and Cancel Culture
Pregnancy, motherhood, menstruation, maternity have one thing in common - female biology. Should women just ‘be kind’ and let go of these words?
Join us on Monday 14th February at 7pm to discuss women's health and cancel culture with the fabulous Milli Hill, journalist and author of the bestselling The Positive Birth Book : Give Birth Like A Feminist (2019) and a book for preteens which celebrates the wonders of female biology My Period (2021).
Keep Prisons Single Sex
Women in prison are some of the most vulnerable in society and the Equality Act should work to protect them while inside. Why doesn't it?