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WDI China interview with Sheila Jeffreys

Watch WDI China's interview with Sheila Jeffreys - subtitles in English and Chinese available. 

WDI USA introduces SAFE Act (model bill)

WDI USA has written this this Model Bill to be enacted by states to prohibit procedures to disguise the sex of children. There are a number of pending bills that attempt to accomplish this; but they all use the language of gender ideology. Our Model Bill would accomplish the prohibition using only reality-based language. WDI USA has sent it to legislators in five states so far. 

Argentinian women write to census authorities

Women in Argentina have written to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses to ask it to remove the category of "woman" from "gender identities" options. Read more on the WDI Argentina page. 
WDI Spain attends abolitionist event in Valencia

Volunteers from WDI Spain attended an abolitionist demonstration in Valencia last weekend. 

Report from WDI Mexico - Supreme Court allows children to change 'gender identity'

In Mexico, The Supreme Court of Justice of Nation ruled on 3 March 2022 that minors can change their 'gender identity' legally. It determined that it is unconstitutional to require petitioners to be at least 18 years old to obtain a new birth certificate that matches their self-perceived gender identity. As a result of a sentencing project made by Minister Yasmin Esquivel Mossa, the Supreme Court of Justice unanimously invalidated the second fraction of article 875 from the Civil Code of the Mexican State of Puebla, that required people to be 18 years old or older when requesting the document that recognizes their so called gender identity. Minister Arturo Zaldívar assured that in Mexico, half of children who identify as 'trans' have reported to have been rejected by their parents when they found out about their gender identity and to have had to move out early from their home. He said that in the worst cases they are confined in clinics or camps to erase their identity and that the norm perpetuates violence against them.
The norm was impugned by the Human Rights National Commission, stating that no one under 18 can define their sexual identity. The Supreme Court of Justice criteria will be mandatory for all judges in the country.

'How did we get here?'

Interview with Professor Kathleen Lowrey of WDI Canada. 

Upcoming WDI webinars:

WDI Feminist Question Time (FQT) takes place on Saturdays at 15.00 UK time. This week, 12 March, we have Emma Bateman, UK, The Green Party’s position on women's sex based rights' Arussi Unda, Mexico, Sexual and reproductive exploitation in Mexico, Kara Dansky, USA, New US legislation: the Global Respect Act and Hale Akay, Turkey, Turkey update. Register here. 

WDI Radical Feminist Perspectives (RFP) takes place on Sundays at 10.00 UK time. This week, 13 March, we are discussing This Bridge Called My Back - a collection of essays, with Suzanne Forbes-Vierling and Heli St Luce. Register here.

Sex-based rights around the world

Traffickers in Berlin offer money to women and children fleeing war in Ukraine

Traffickers and pimps have approached refugees in Berlin station, offering money to 'take in' women and children. 

Women attacked at IWD marches

Shocking violence against women in Paris as lesbians are attacked by men at an IWD march. Reduxx has further details on other marches in Barcelona, Brussels, Santiago and Ankara.

Indian police recruitment board capitulates to gender ideology

The Tamil Nadu police recruitment board was recently given a court order to create special reservations for people who claim a trans identity. Vaishnavi Sundar explains the implications for women. 

Labour politicians unable to define 'woman'

Labour frontbench politicians in the UK have been unable to define the word 'woman' in recent interviews. Annaliese Dodds, shadow minister for equalities, said 'it depends on the context' and Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, said the question was a 'rabbit hole' that she wasn't going to get into. 

Lesbian Lives conference platforms man as keynote speaker

The Lesbian Lives conference at the University College, Cork, in Ireland, hosted a man, 'Susan' Stryker, who calls himself a lesbian, as one of its keynote speakers. 

New Zealand Rugby celebrates IWD without mentioning its highly successful women's team

New Zealand Rugby has apologised for tweeting about women in support roles on International Women's Day and failing to mention the highly successful Black Ferns women's rugby team, current world champions. 

Guaranteed income for sex trade survivors

Hawaii has passed a law guaranteeing $2000 income per month for women who have exited prostitution. 

Campaigns

Keep Prisons Single Sex global protests

Information on the global Keep Prisons Single Sex protests including reports, advocacy info, Twitter accounts to follow, hashtags and more. 

Emma Bateman takes action against the Green Party

Co-chair of the women's committee of the Green Party of England and Wales, Emma Bateman, was suspended from the party for her support of women's sex-based rights. She is raising funds to instruct expert lawyers to investigate her complaints of discrimination. 

Petition: ask the Tate to show 'Dysphoric'

Sign the petition to ask the Tate Gallery in London to show 'Dysphoric', Vaishnavi Sundar's groundbreaking documentary series on young women fleeing womanhood. 

Maya Forstater back in court this week

Maya Forstater is back in th`e London Central Employment Tribunal this week where she is taking action against her former employer for direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation based on her gender critical beliefs, as well as indirect sex discrimination. Her crowdfunding page is here. 

Resources

The human rights implications of not-for-profit cross-border surrogacy

Open access academic article on the human rights implications of the burgeoning not-for-profit cross-border surrogacy industry featuring an Australian case study. 

'Woman' not mentioned at feminist conference opening panel

Phyllis Chesler writes in 4W about the failure of the opening panel at Barnard's Center for Research on Women Feminist Conference to mention the word 'woman' once. 

'The Sly Sexism of Left-Wing Men'

Julie Bindel writes in Unherd on the sexism of men who 'get to look progressive, while still disdaining women.'

Events

Sisters4Sisters - Madison, USA, 22-24 April

This April, women will be gathering in Madison, WI in support of Thistle Pettersen and in solidarity with all cancelled women. Thistle has been relentlessly harassed, doxxed and cancelled for her radical feminist, woman-centered views. She is not alone. Women the world over are being fired, silenced, threatened and assaulted for saying NO to the men driving the misogynistic, lesbophobic, homophobic and regressive ideology that is 'gender identity.’ (If you have been considering joining us for a weekend of direct action, discussion, music and solidarity with like-minded women, NOW is the time to commit. Please come to Madison, WI April 22-24 and show the local community and the world that #TheFeministsAreHere and we are fighting back. Register today! Donations to the cause are welcome.

Speakers' Corner is coming to the USA! 15 March

Kellie-Jay Keen, aka Posie Parker, will be joining WDI USA's Kara Dansky to talk about women's rights in Washington DC on 15 March at 12.30. Location TBD. Tickets available here. 

Detransitioner Awareness Day - 12 March

Members of WDI, parents, and advocates have planned a day to support Detransitioner Awareness Day on 12 March. We are trying to get national news as always. We are hoping to have photos from many places posted to social media with the hashtag #DetransAwarenessDay or #DetransDay2022 to bring global awareness that there are many detransitioners, we support them, and they need our help. Please visit our website, designed by parents with detransitioners' input and help shine a light on Detransition Awareness Day on 3/12/22. Please consider holding an event to show support for the resilient and often ignored detransitioners. Let's demonstrate that parents are recognizing detransitioners' existence. The time is now to have their voices heard! For more information email us.