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EHRC single-sex spaces guidance being adapted under ‘constructive’ new chair

Exclusive: Hope is that pragmatic approach could soften court ruling’s impact on trans people and businesses

The Guardian - UK

‘Gender recognition certificates still important despite Supreme Court ruling’

A Supreme Court ruled that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

Evening Standard

Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism

Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spaces

The Guardian - UK

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UK leaving European convention on human rights would be a mistake, equalities chief warns

Mary-Ann Stephenson defends convention as ‘really important’ and warns against demonisation of migrants

The Guardian - UK

New equalities boss warns against ‘demonisation’ of migrants in UK

Mary-Ann Stephenson also says it would be a ‘mistake’ to leave European Convention on Human Rights

The Independent UK

Public should heed new rules on single-sex spaces, says Britain’s equalities chief

Mary-Ann Stephenson says official guidance will not usher in ‘toilet police’ in businesses and public places

The Guardian - UK

EHRC chief hits out at government over human rights

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Rights of protestors, migrant workers and disabled people being ‘failed’ by government, EHRC chief says

The new chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has urged ministers to “ensure rights are protected across the nation”

The Independent UK

Impasse over EHRC single-sex spaces guidance ‘distracting from other issues’

Staff at human rights body said to be ‘desperate for regime change’ over inertia after court’s legal definition of a woman

The Guardian - UK

Mary-Ann Stephenson confirmed as EHRC chair despite MPs’ objections

Stephenson to take over at equality watchdog even though committees raised concerns about breadth of experience

The Guardian - UK

London's birth rate tumbles 20% in a decade as cost of living crisis puts people off having children

More couples choose to delay children or not have them at all

Evening Standard

Birthrate in UK falls to record low as campaigners say ‘procreation a luxury’

Total fertility was 1.49 children per woman in 2022 amid rising housing and childcare costs

The Guardian - UK

UK charities warn of ‘devastating’ council cuts to women’s services

Those dealing with violence against women most at risk as local authorities try to balance budgets, experts say

The Guardian - UK

One in five aren’t taking any paternity leave amid financial concerns, research shows

Campaigners hit out at ‘appalling’ system ‘that sets up mothers as default carers’

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The Independent UK

Give workers right to request four-day week with no pay cut, unions and MPs say

Right to request flexible working should be extended to the four-day week, business minister told

The Independent UK

‘Deeply disappointing’ gender pay gap has hardly changed, leading charity says

‘The cost of living crisis is hitting women the hardest and forcing them to make impossible choices,’ Fawcett Society says

The National (Scotland)

In-work poverty two-thirds higher for Scottish women, ONS statistics reveal

THE number of women relying on Universal Credit while in employment is nearly two-thirds higher than for men, the Sunday National can reveal.

The Independent UK

‘Dystopian soundbites’: Tory minister under fire for suggesting tax cuts for women who have more children

‘Tax cuts to mums for having kids is completely pointless and actually just insulting when we have the second most expensive childcare system, and the third worst maternity pay in Europe,’ campaigner says

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