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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nick Forbes

UK’s highest court set to rule on definition of a woman

Judges at the Supreme Court are to begin examining a legal challenge over whether trans women can be regarded as female for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act.

The action is the latest in a series of challenges brought by the campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) over the definition of “woman” in Scottish legislation mandating 50 per cent female representation on public boards.

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