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Women’s Rights Network

Women’s Rights Network

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We are a network of women from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with one main focus: to defend the sex-based rights of women.We are not aligned to any political party - we are women of all political persuasions and none. Our position is "Respect My Sex" - we support candidates who understand the rights and needs of women, regardless of party.WRN has around 60 geographical groups, with more than 1200 members. Our members are of all ages, sexual orientation, races, disability, employment status and socio-economic backgrounds. Some of us are parents and/or carers. We have differing religious beliefs. But, we are all committed to free speech and to putting the sex based needs of women and girls first.And we are all women - adult human females.Our groups offer a safe space to talk freely and compassionately. We provide support to one another and campaign for evidence-based solutions to stop the erasure of our sex-based rights. Join Us! New groups are forming all the time and new members are always welcome.Want to learn more? Please Direct Message us on Twitter @WomensRightsNet for more information and to find your nearest group.Find all of our social media and merch here: https://linktr.ee/womensrightsnetwork

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  • Women's Rights Network Amplifies the Voices of Silenced Afghan Women

    Women's Rights Network Amplifies the Voices of Silenced Afghan Women
    Aug 12 2025

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    The Women’s Rights Network Afghanistan group works to connect silenced women with volunteers in the UK to give them a voice - through mentoring, education and friendship. Since the Taliban retook control, women and girls have been forced to live under the most oppressive edicts.

    This summer a symbolic mass action in honour of them was held in Parliament Square, led by international yachtswoman and WRN member Tracy Edwards, whose charity Maiden raises funds for girls' educational programmes around the world. Plus, it gave a voice to some of the women known to WRN in Afghanistan.

    You can hear more stories from Afghan women on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@saarstories8146, and on X https://x.com/SaarStories

    Download a UK education pack from https://www.themaidenfactor.org

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    18 mins
  • Professor Jo Phoenix looks back on her tribunal win against the Open University

    Professor Jo Phoenix looks back on her tribunal win against the Open University
    Aug 5 2025

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    Jo Phoenix is an academic author and professor of criminology known for her gender critical views, having founded the Gender Critical Research Network at the Open University where she was a professor of criminology.

    In 2024, Jo successfully sued the Open University at an employment tribunal for constructive dismissal, victimisation, harassment and direct discrimination.

    Listen to a short excerpt from that conversation.

    Useful Links:

    Sex Matters’ piece: Learning from the Jo Pheonix case.
    https://sex-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Learning-from-the-Jo-Phoenix-case.pdf

    Office for students: Regulatory advice 24: Guidance related to freedom of speech
    https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/regulatory-advice-24-guidance-related-to-freedom-of-speech/

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    19 mins
  • Step Up Senedd - WRN Wales puts the Welsh Senedd on notice to Follow The Law!

    Step Up Senedd - WRN Wales puts the Welsh Senedd on notice to Follow The Law!
    Jul 28 2025

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    Following the launch of our Step Up Senedd campaign, and despite an explicit assurance from the First Minister of Wales that the Welsh government would comply with the Supreme Court’s clarification of the meaning of the words ‘woman’, ‘man’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, no action has been taken by the Welsh government to correct scores of flawed government policies and practices that remain in breach of UK equality law.

    As a result, over 100 days on from that apex court’s ruling, every day life for people in Wales continues to be fraught with discriminatory practices that seriously impact women and children.

    The Women’s Rights Network in Wales responded with a clear message from the steps of the Senedd:

    Time is up!


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    7 mins
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