Over the past year there have been significant shifts:

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• In July 2023, Women’s Rights Network uncovered widespread evidence of rapes and sexual assaults across hospitals in England and Wales. We believe this underlines the need for single sex wards.

• Guidance for schools published in December 2023 by the Department for Education promotes a ‘cautious approach’ to socially transitioning children and in particular ensuring that single-sex spaces and opportunities are protected including toilets, changing rooms and sports.

• In January 2024, Women’s Rights Network uncovered an unlawful policy that allowed male officers to search women. This guidance has since been withdrawn.

• In March 2024, the Tavistock gender identity clinic has closed its doors after the Cass Report has found that it is “not a safe or viable long-term option” for the treatment of young people.

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But political parties and candidates are still afraid of saying clearly that sex matters, and they use the excuse that they are not hearing about our concerns on the doorstep. 

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We want to make sure they keep hearing that women’s rights and child safeguarding matter to people up and down the country.