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22 posts todayFemale prisoners shouldn't be used as a shield for trans women from male violence
Female prisoners shouldn't be used as a shield for trans women from male violence
RT @NewStatesman: "The House of Lords must vote to keep prisons single-sex." https://t.co/BPtXMP...
RT @russwebt: The post will also include details of moves to improve conditions for pregnant women in prison and details of the campaign for why they shouldn't be in prison in the first place
RT @russwebt: Tomorrow @PPOmbudsman will publish her report into the "shocking circumstances" of baby Brooke who was still-born in a toilet at HMP Styal in June 2020. Louise, Brooke's mum, & @LucyBaldwin08 have written a poignant tribute which ...
RT @kevin_ovenden: I mean... sometimes you truly are struck by people's indomitability. What an incredible thing to do. https://t.co/qThfDz...
RT @FlingoBird: There's still time to fulfil your ambitions. https://t.co/wfLgJX...
RT @alexgeddis: Now that’s inspiring! https://t.co/6EM6WT...
BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Helena Merriman, Women in Sudan, Pardons for women tried as witches
RT @BBCWomansHour: Listen live now: Too short to drive a bus? We talk to Tracey Scholes, one of Manchester's first female bus drivers, who says her route was changed because she's too short to drive the newly-designed buses: https://t.co/3w6Oc3...
Support increases for Manchester bus driver sacked for being ‘too short’
RT @mwolferobinson: Tracey Scholes was one of the first women to drive a bus in Manchester. 34 years later, she's been sacked after a new bus design means she can't reach the pedals. Her final appeal is Tuesday - all she's asking for is the same no ...
Barbara Hillary (1931-2019) US. Nurse. Polar adventurer. On retiring from a 55 year career in nursing, she decided to become the first black woman to reach the Poles. After rigorous training she reached the North Pole, age 75, and the South Pole at ...
#Amendment97ZA https://t.co/kNzCgm...
Ahead of the debate on #Amendment214 on #KeepPrisonsSingleS... watch @JoPhoenix1 at #WPUKPrisons https://t.co/QipAc6...
RT @NoXYinXXprisons: @WomensRightsNet https://t.co/kCDciR...
RT @WomensRightsNet: On 10/1 HOL debates #Amendment97ZA seeking to stop male prisoners being housed in women's prisons. We ask the Lords to consider the safety & dignity of women uppermost in the debate & support the amendment ...
Police Scotland policy on recording rape: how did it evolve and where does responsibility lie?
RT @mbmpolicy: NEW: Our latest blog looks at Police Scotland on recording rape, where responsibility lies and how the policy evolved. https://t.co/ijOYBH...
RT @GreenhamWomen: We have travelled the country interviewing the women who formed the #GreenhamCommon Womens Peace Camp. We have interviewed 100 women. The interviews are deliberately authentic, and have only received light editing. Explore them ...
RT @ProfAliceS: Advance HE/Athena Swan has withdrawn guidance that recommended against collecting data on sex. Story by @ewansomerville in @Telegraph (Misleading headline - this is about accurate data collectionon sex, no-one is trying to prevent an ...
RT @JeanHatchet: Women in prison matter. Their rights matter. The right to be incarcerated away from men is critically important not least because a huge proportion of those women - who are overwhelmingly in prison for petty crime - have been ...
RT @JoPhoenix1: Retweeting this blog from two weeks ago. Available evidence indicates that gender identity does not overrule sex based offending patterns. Violent natal male offenders should not be in women’s prisons. #Amendment214 ...