Women's Institute Declaration
Women’s Institute: Women’s Declaration
The Women's Institute has a proud history of campaigning on women's issues, such as cervical cancer, the under diagnosis of ADHD and autism in women and girls. We, the undersigned, declare that:
1. Women and girls are subject to discrimination on the basis of their sex. Sex is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.
2. Women have the right to organise themselves as a sex class across cultural, leisure, educational, sporting and political activities.
3. Women have the right to maintain their sex-based protections as set out in the Equality Act 2010, and refuse men access to single sex spaces, including, but not limited to: hospital wards, refuges, changing rooms, hostels, counselling services and medical care.
4. We condemn all attempts to undermine or limit the rights of women to self-organise, and discuss policies which affect them. Women should be able to do this free from harassment, abuse and intimidation. We call on the National Federation of Women’s Institutes to actively support this essential freedom.
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