Tag: elections2021

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Sex in the Senedd: What the candidates said – or didn’t say.

UPDATED 5 MAY

Merched Cymru wanted to ask every candidate in the Senedd election a really simple question:

Do you support women’s sex-based rights as set out in the Equality Act 2010

Please answer yes or no. If no, please explain briefly why not.

Let’s start by saying that we do think this is a simple question that candidates should be able to answer. It’s the law. Do you agree with it or not?

If not we’ll let the candidate spell out why, but basically, this one is a binary. Continue reading “Sex in the Senedd: What the candidates said – or didn’t say.”

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Questioning Police and Crime Commissioner candidates

Picture courtesy of Terry Kearney

‘Gender Critical‘ asked the candidates for the role of Police and Crime Commissioner some women-focussed questions. Which candidates believed that sex matters?

The shocking finding was that there were no responses from candidates in three of the four regions contacted by ‘Gender Critical.’ Not from North Wales, South Wales, or Dyfed-Powys. Continue reading “Questioning Police and Crime Commissioner candidates”

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Activism: Ask your candidates if they support women’s rights

Merched Cymru wants to ask all candidates the #SecsYnYSenedd #SexintheSenedd question:

Do you support women’s sex-based rights as set out in the Equality Act 2010? Please answer yes or no. If no, please explain briefly why not.

A ydych chi’n cefnogi hawliau menywod ar sail rhyw fel y nodir yn Neddf Cydraddoldeb 2010? Atebwch ie neu na, os gwelwch chi’n dda. Os na, esboniwch yn fyr paham.

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Senedd Elections: What the candidates say

With the Senedd elections upcoming, we’ve been looking with some envy at Scotland and the Alba Party’s commitment to women’s rights:

ALBA believes women have the right to maintain their sex-based protections as set out in the Equality Act 2010. These include female only spaces such as changing rooms, hospital wards, sanitary and sleeping accommodation, refuges, hostels and prisons.

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Women’s sex-based rights: our question to the candidates

Merched Cymru have written a letter to each of the Senedd election candidates to ask them if they support women’s existing sex-based legal rights.

Here’s the text of the letter.

Dear Candidate

Merched Cymru is writing to you, as we are to all Senedd candidates, to ask a simple question:

Do you support women’s sex-based rights as set out in the Equality Act 2010?

Continue reading “Women’s sex-based rights: our question to the candidates”