What is A Woman?

The Supreme Court judgement of April 16th has sent shockwaves through the national conversation about women's rights, where trans people stand, what single sex services and sports mean and what are the actual obligations for employers and organisations to their staff and the public. The noise is incredibly loud… So, if you need some calm about all this, listen to Rachel and Simon’s first of two episodes on the judgement where we will explore what the judgment actually said - and of course what it didn’t (beware of what you read and hear in all media), how we got here and what it means in practice.

Simon, one of the co founders of Stonewall, tells the story of their significant role and tells of his sadness about how they’ve turned their back on the legacy of how they achieved equality for lesbians and gay men up to 2014. And how leaders need to look to the law not lobby groups to ensure rights for their staff to protect their organisation.

Rachel explores what "woman” means in policy making, politics and organisational leadership and what it means to her personally through her deeply personal account from her recent medical experience and where she draws the lines around biological men and trans-women involved in her care.

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https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf Yes it is long, but for a Court Judgement it is well written in terms of clarity for those of us who are not lawyers.

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and-opinion/clarifying-definition-of-woman-in-the-equality-act/5123032.article Article worth reading. Particularly around the implications for trans men and women historically and now in relation to equal pay claims.

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/interim-update-practical-implications-uk-supreme-court-judgment Interim update from the U.K. Equality and Human Rights Commission

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For more about Simon: Who We Are – Diversity by Design

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