News and Updates

Feb. 16, 2025, 2:12 p.m.

WDI USA Statement Opposing the NCAA’s February 2025 “Participation Policy for Transgender Student-Athletes”

'It is being reported that the NCAA’s new policy is in alignment with Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” This is not true.' Via WDI USA.

Feb. 9, 2025, 2:09 p.m.

WDI submission on new frontiers and emerging issues in relation to sex-based VAWAG

Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls put out a call for input to her thematic report to the Human Rights Council at its 59th session in June 2025, on the new frontiers and emerging issues in sex-based violence against women and girls. WDI submission (PDF)

Feb. 9, 2025, 11:20 a.m.

WDI has responded to Reem Alsalem's call for submissions on consent in relation to VAWAG.

'Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls put out a call for input to the addendum to her thematic report to the Human Rights Council at its 59th session in June 2025, on the concept of ‘consent’.' PDF.

Jan. 25, 2025, 3 p.m.

US enshrines women's sex-based rights into law

'Efforts to eradicate the biological reality of sex fundamentally attack women by depriving them of their dignity, safety, and well-being.' Link to full text of the US Executive Order 'Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.'

Jan. 25, 2025, 2:50 p.m.

Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government

'This post offers a preliminary analysis of the new administration’s recent Executive Order (EO, or order) on sex and “gender identity."' By Kara Dansky, via her Substack 'The TERF Report.'

Jan. 19, 2025, 11:27 a.m.

WDI Statement in Support of Marina Terragni

Respected journalist and radical feminist Marina Terragni has been appointed as 'Autorità garante per l'infanzia e l'adolescenza' (Children's Ombudsman) in Italy; she is now under attack for her criticism of the replacement of the category of 'sex' with 'gender identity' in law and policies. PDF.

Jan. 17, 2025, 5:01 p.m.

Lesbianism: Can symmetry and equality be revolutionary, and sexy too?

'If we want a women’s revolution that attracts admirers and ultimately overthrows patriarchy, it seems to us that making liberty and equality the realities in our personal lives needs to be one of its cornerstones.' New article from the WDI US Lesbian Caucus, via WDI USA.

Jan. 17, 2025, 4:57 p.m.

The EU refuses to change course on gender

'The centrepiece of ILGA’s campaign for EU parliament elections last year was a pledge asking candidates to agree to keep their work on LGBTIQ issues secret. More than a thousand potential candidates signed.' Co-authored by Róisín Michaux, Faika El-Nagashi and Anna Zobnina. Via Peaked.

Jan. 14, 2025, 9:39 a.m.

WDI's submission to the sixty-ninth session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

'The Beijing Platform under the section of Human Rights of Women paragraph 222 reaffirms that if full human rights are to be achieved, international human rights documents must be applied to take into consideration the systematic and systemic nature of discrimination against women.' PDF.