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Input to Reem Alsalem

Input to the Thematic Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the General Assembly 80th Session on Surrogacy and Violence Against Women and Girls. Thank you for the opportunity to provide input into the thematic report to the General Assembly 80th Session on Surrogacy and Violence Against Women and Girls.

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Scottish women who refused to “wheesht” win victory in UK Supreme Court

For the second time in as many days, New Zealand women are celebrating that the tide is turning on gender ideology. Deputy President of the Supreme Court Lord Patrick Hodge, said that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 referred to a biological woman and biological sex. The ruling represents a significant

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Women say thank you, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello

Women’s Rights Party members are thrilled to hear that Health New Zealand has been directed to say “women” instead of “pregnant people” in its communications about women’s health issues. Radio NZ reported this morning that Associate Health Minister Casey Costello wrote to interim chief executive Dr Dale Bramley in late March telling the agency to

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Submission: Consultation on options for more transparent management of extreme threat prisoners

Single sex prisons are essential for the dignity, privacy and safety of women in prison.

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Submission in response to Te Aka Matua o te Ture | The Law Commission Hate Crime Consultation Paper

Standalone sex-based laws with higher penalties would better address violence against women,. “Sex” and “gender” are distinct concepts that shouldn’t be used interchangeably.

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Saving money with cheap lunches is a waste of money if kids can’t eat them

Schools could be provided with sandwiches or wraps with simple fillings, fruit, and carrot sticks or other food that children will eat.

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Call For Suffrage Day To Become A National Public Holiday

We need to reclaim our heritage by designating Suffrage Day as a public holiday

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Green Party leader defends use of violent language

Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has defended use of violent language in a poster promoting an event in her name this weekend. https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360587011/greens-back-election-probe-birthright-citizenship-review Just over three minutes into the interview Ms Swarbrick laughs off suggestions that using the term “bash back” has violent connotations, saying that it would be “just a little dance”. At the

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