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NO TO MALE "BREASTFEEDING" A statement addressing attempts to normalise male 'breastfeeding' Recent claims from the Medical Director of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust that 'human milk' produced following 'induced lactation' as 'ideal for infants' is scientifically unproven and constitutes a dangerous escalation in the 'gender' and 'inclusion' narrative. WRN strongly condemns the latest attempts to normalise the notion that males can sustainably produce the nutritional requirements of an infant. They cannot do so and should not be encouraged to try. Breastfeeding is a complex biological process. A mother's milk adapts to the changing needs of her baby, providing essential nutrients and antibodies tailored to support the infant's growth and development. Colostrum is particularly important in preparing a baby’s gut for life outside the womb. Males do not possess the necessary physiological mechanisms to replicate this process. Breastfeeding operates on a supply-and-demand basis. A baby's suckling stimulates milk production in the mother. Allowing a male to put a baby to his nipple can disrupt this delicate balance, affecting the mother's milk supply and compromising the infant's nutritional intake. There exists a disturbing trend among male trans activists who openly use breastfeeding and breast milk fetishism for sexual gratification. This is the most dangerous aspect of a culture that seeks to affirm and validate identities rather than maintaining a sharp focus on the risks to the health and welfare of the baby and the mother. Greater effort should go towards providing support for women who want to breastfeed. It is the responsibility of all media outlets to do due diligence and report only the facts on this topic, and to use clear language that does not obscure the sex of those being reported. There is insufficient evidence to support male breastfeeding and no research on the effects on the infant. NHS Trusts have a duty of care to ensure that all published information and reference sources on induced lactation are based on rigorous scientific evidence and priority must be placed on the well-being of the baby. We appeal to Victoria Atkins MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to intervene, and insist that the NHS provides ethical, factual guidance based on evidence from accepted research. Heather Binning Founder, Women’s Rights Network

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More than 6500 rapes and sexual assaults - some against children under 13 - have been committed in hospitals in England and Wales over nearly four years Only 265 people (4.1 per cent) are known to have been charged for these offences. WHEN WE ARE AT OUR MOST VULNERABLE THOUSANDS OF RAPES AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN UK HOSPITALS - ONLY 4.1 PER CENT OF SUSPECTS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN CHARGED More than 6500 rapes and sexual assaults - some against children under 13 - have been committed in hospitals in England and Wales over nearly four years Only 265 people (4.1 per cent) are known to have been charged for these offences. The horrifying statistics - covering the lockdown period when hospitals were said to be more secure - reveal that at least 2088 rapes and 4451 sexual assaults (total: 6539) in hospitals were recorded by police forces in the UK since January 2019. One in 7 of the crimes - or 266 a year - occurred on hospital wards. The figures have been uncovered by researchers at Women’s Rights Network who sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to 43 police forces in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Of the 35 forces to respond, shocking crimes were uncovered including: DOWNLOAD REPORT The rape of a female child under 13 and also the rape of a female over 16 by multiple offenders in West Midlands hospitals Three rapes of a female under 16 in Cambridgeshire Six rapes of girls under 13 in Lancashire Although the FoI responses do not record the sex of the victims, national data shows that fewer than five per cent of rape victims are men so it is reasonable to assume that most victims were female. But the WRN investigation also uncovered: Thirteen rapes of males over the age of 16 — with one incident involving multiple offenders. The sexual assault of a male child under the age of 13 in a Cambridgeshire hospital Despite the fact that hospitals are closely monitored by CCTV and wards often have secure entry systems, only 4.1 per cent are known to have resulted in a charge or summons. Five forces – City of London, Durham, Devon and Cornwall, Northamptonshire and North Yorkshire – did not issue a single summons or charge a single suspect for any of the 334 sexual assaults in their areas. The damning figures are probably 'the tip of an iceberg of indifference' around the safety of NHS patients and staff as some forces gave inadequate information. Police Scotland did not provide any figures due to alleged cost constraints and of those in England and Wales who did respond: Seven forces provided incomplete responses Five did not give information on the number of assaults that occurred on hospital wards Three did not provide information about the number of people charged or summonsed. "These statistics are jaw-dropping. We began this investigation because a number of members raised concerns about the safety of women and children on NHS wards, but we are horrified at what we have uncovered. The volume of sexual assaults and rapes is even more horrific when you consider that this data covers the pandemic, when much of the country was in lockdown and hospitals were supposedly even more vigilant. Hospitals are places where everyone - patients, staff and visitors - should feel completely safe. But rapes and violent assaults are taking place every week in hospitals. To add to the horror, those men committing the crimes are getting away with it. A charge rate of 4.1 percent is appalling - the hospitals and police are failing women and children yet again." Heather Binning, founder of WRN Jo Phoenix, Professor of Criminology and Deputy Head of the Law School at Reading University and a member of the Women's Rights Network Academic Unit is author of the WRN's report: 'When We Are At Our Most Vulnerable'. "The figures that WRN has uncovered are shocking and prove that NHS Trusts are failing in their duty to protect both patients and staff. Further, the fact that 95.9 per cent of all reports were either no-further-actioned or not recorded is also truly appalling. Although there are no reasons given within the research for this alarmingly low figure, what is clear is that there appears to be ingrained inertia in dealing with this safeguarding and policing failure." Jo Phoenix, report author The Women's Rights Network is calling on NHS authorities, the Care Quality Commission and police constabularies to formally acknowledge this hidden domain of sexual violence. We urge: The Home Office to require police constabularies to record the full data about sexual violence in hospitals, including location, sex of victim and alleged perpetrator. NHS authorities to signpost procedures which encourage staff to report safeguarding concerns and to take their safeguarding responsibilities seriously. Apply single sex exemptions for hospital wards to ensure that women and girls in particular are adequately protected. Protect staff from sexual assault while at work and to record appropriate data so that there is a better understanding of these crimes. Review existing safety measures and assess the need to install additional CCTV and/or door-entry systems DOWNLOAD REPORT DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE In The Media Woman's Hour - Heather Binning Part 1 Part 2 BBC - Colin Murray with Jo Phoenix Talk TV - Vanessa Feltz with Heather Binning LBC News - Heather Binning Times Radio - Jane Garvey & Fi Glover with Heather Binning Rosie Duffield at PMQs GB News 26/04/23 - WRN’s Heather Binning speaks to Patrick Christy on GB News about sexual assault in hospitals and bodycams - watch now via our Twitter account. 23/04/23 - Jo Phoenix details her Women's Rights Network report that reveals the shocking extent of sexual assaults in UK hospitals in an interview with Andrew Doyle on GB News - watch on GB News 22/04/23 - Women’s Rights Network's Claire Loneraghan discusses a report revealing that more than 6,500 rapes and sexual assaults took place in hospitals between 2019 and 2022 - watch on GB News The Daily Mail Steve Barclay vows to halt horror of sex attacks in hospitals: Health Secretary calls urgent meeting with NHS chiefs following revelation that dozens of patients are raped and sexually assaulted every week - read Daily Mail article. The Daily Telegraph The Daily Express The Times The Sun Local & Regional Media Coverage The Mail (South Cumbria)- Dozens of rapes and sex assaults reported in Cumbria's hospitals Herts Advertiser - Hertfordshire: Dozens of alleged rapes reported in hospitals The Reading Chronicle - Hospital rapes and sexual assaults: over 6,500 cases The Cambridge Independent - ‘Jaw dropping’ Cambridgeshire hospitals sex attack figures revealed Metro - 6,500 rape and sex attacks – including gang rape and child assault – in hospitals in the last three years Royston Crow - Dozens of alleged rapes reported in hospitals Belfast Telegraph - Fury after PSNI says it is too expensive to count number of rapes and sex assaults in NI hospitals Scottish Daily Express - 'Scandalous' Police Scotland refuses to reveal hospital rape and sex attack stats for UK report The National - 'Scandalous': Police Scotland slated for not releasing hospital rape figures

Please complete the information below to begin your application to join the WRN. If we are able to proceed based on the information you provide, the appropriate Group Co-ordinator will be in touch with you to progress your application further. APPLY TO JOIN WRN Wou ld you like to join WRN? If you would like to join your local branch of the WRN to connect with other like minded women, who agree with our objectives , please complete the form, below to begin your application to join the WRN. If we are able to proceed, based on the information you provide, the appropriate Local Group Co-ordinator will be in touch with you to progress your application further. Our members are aged 18 plus and we restrict membership benefits it provides to women only . Please Note: You cannot sign up to join the website unless you are a verified member of a local WRN Group. Please do not try and sign up to the website prior to having your Membership approved as this causes more work for us. Already a member of WRN? If you are already a Member of a local WRN Group and want to get access to our website Member's Area - ask your Group Co-ordinator to complete a Member Onboarding Form . Once we have this information we will send you an invite and further instructions. Any Problems? If you are unable to successfully submit this form, please email your details to us . Your Details Your Sex Thank you for your support, but WRN is a female only organisation Please don't use a Virgin Media, Blue Yonder or NTL World email address as our emails won't reach you. Your Social Media Please complete the following fields, relevant to the social media that you use, if you are happy to do so . This is not compulsory . Your Location Please tell us the area that you live in. We do not require your full address, simply the nearest big town or city to help us identify which is your nearest WRN group. Home Nation If London, please specify Borough Select your nearest local group Who Is Your MP? If you are not sure, you can check here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP Reference WRN Member Is there an existing WRN member who is happy to be a reference for you? Please provide their details here and ensure you have let them know you will be using them as a reference. How Did You Hear About Us? How did you hear about us? The information you provide is to help with vetting process to protect all members, and it is confidential. If you do not progress with WRN membership, all details are deleted. By submitting this form you are consenting to us passing your details on to the relevant WRN member who will contact you to progress your application to join. We are all volunteers so please allow some time for us to get back to you. If you are not able to provide a reference, please be aware that there will be additional vetting with your Group Co-ordinator before you can join. I agree to the WRN Privacy Policy I agree to the Terms of Use I want to subscribe to the WRN Newsletter. I confirm I am 18+ years old SUBMIT APPLICATION WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY By organising & communicating as a group we make a difference. Rather than being an isolated voice screaming into the void, the WRN gives my activism structure & positive ways to take action. Thank you so much to all the volunteers who keep this wonderful organisation going!

The Women's Rights Network campaigns to retain the hard-won rights of women, to prevent the introduction of self-identification in the Gender Recognition Act, to stop the medicalisation of children who are encouraged to believe that it is possible to change sex and to reinstate the words ‘sex’ and ‘woman/women’ into common language and law. JOIN WRN! If you would like to join your local branch of the WRN to connect with other likeminded women please complete our Join Us form. JOIN US! WELCOME TO WRN! Welcome to the Women's Rights Network . If you'd like to join us and be connected to your local WRN group and meet and organise with like-minded women, we'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list for regular emails with updates, resources & opportunities to take action together. JOIN US! THE RED FLAG CAMPAIGN The WRN Summer Sport Campaign 2025 focuses on the risks to millions of women and children from using public swimming pools and leisure facilities. A street action and social media campaign. The red flag is the symbol for the campaign as it signifies a serious SAFEGUARDING risk and a failure to PROTECT women and children from harm. We call on sports and leisure providers to make SAFEGUARDING the No.1 priority when building and refurbishing leisure facilities The safest changing room is a single-sex changing room. FIND OUT MORE AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN The palpable outrage at the latest edition in the series of inhumane Taliban edicts should not pass us by without us taking action. WRN groups will hold regular silent vigils in their towns and cities, to show support and solidarity for Afghan women and girls in their darkest days, show them that we will never forget , and highlight this most recent attack on Afghan women's voices. Take a look at our Afghanistan Campaign to see how you can get involved and support women and girls in Afghanistan. READ MORE STATE SANCTIONED SEXUAL ASSAULT NEW REPORT - RESPONSES FROM MPs, PCCs and CHIEF CONSTABLES In January we revealed that the NPCC had mandated an unlawful policy that allowed male officers to search women. That policy guidance was withdrawn on 11 January 2024. Or was it? Only 9 forces confirm that they are fully compliant with The Police And Criminal Evidence Act. Read our follow up report to see if your local force still operates an unlawful policy. READ MORE SEND TO YOUR MP IS YOUR SPORT FAIR? We’ve awarded the Women’s Rights Network Fair Sport Award to those sports that have fair and safe policies for women and girls from grassroots through to elite. READ MORE WRN HOSPITAL REPORT Thousands of rapes and sexual assaults in UK hospitals with only 4.1% of suspects known to have been charged. Read the new WRN report "When we are at our most vulnerable" by Professor Jo Phoenix. READ MORE TOILETS IN SCHOOLS Are safety, dignity, health and privacy important for your daughter? We are launching a campaign to support a generation of girls to stand up for their rights, and for the rights of future generations of girls too. Let’s #SpeakUpForGirls ! READ MORE SHOP NOW! VIOLET VEND MERCH LEAFLETS, PINS & MORE BUY NOW! SUPPORT WRN & DONATE! READ MORE JOIN US! JOIN WRN WRN PODCAST LISTEN! WRN VIDEOS READ MORE MAILING LIST SHOP ONLINE @ VIOLET VEND VISIT VIOLET VEND

If you come across a TV Program or Newspaper Article that is inaccurate, misleading or wrong you might want to complain. Here's more information about how to be successful... HOW TO COMPLAIN If you come across a TV Program or Newspaper Article that is inaccurate, misleading or wrong you might want to complain. For example a report about a crime committed by a woman, when the picture shows an obvious man, or an article about protected characteristics that states Gender instead of Sex. It is important to complain about these mistakes, because even if your complaint is not upheld, editors and authors have to spend time justifying their actions, and it also reminds them women are watching what they are doing. Who To Complain To A. NEWSPAPERS OR PRINT PUBLICATIONS YOU MUST FIRST COMPLAIN TO THE PUBLICATION ITSELF. They have 21 days to respond. If you are not satisfied by the response, or do not receive a response you can then complain to one, or both of the regulatory bodies. 1) IPSO - The Independent Press Complaints Organisation. They are in charge of holding UK Newspapers and magazines to account. You can either e-mail them at inquiries@ipso.co.uk, or use the online complaints form, or by post at:- Independent Press Standards Organisation Gate House 1 Farringdon Street London EC4M 7LG 2) IMPRESS is the Independent Monitor for the Press and a Community Interest Company IMPRESS regulate more than 100 local news publications. They have a complaints process for members of the public based on a standards code like that of IPSO. B) TELEVISION ITV tel 03448814150, or e-mail viewerservices@itv.com The BBC has its own complaints process. It has slightly different editorial guidelines because of the requirement for it to be unbiased and independent. USEFUL RESOURCES If you are a WRN Member with access to the Member's area you may find this post helpful when working on your BBC Complaint: How to complain to the BBC and get action FAST. IN addition along with the document, below, outlining the process. What To Do Use the IPSO Editors’ Code to structure your complaint to the publication – this is vital because the same complaint will be forwarded to IPSO (or IMPRESS) if the publication rejects it.There are 12 clauses in the IPSO Editors’ Code Practice. . Clause One is the one you are most likely to use. Clause 1 (Accuracy) i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text. ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and — where appropriate — an apology published. In cases involving IPSO, due prominence should be as required by the regulator. iii) A fair opportunity to reply to significant inaccuracies should be given, when reasonably called for. iv) The Press, while free to editorialise and campaign, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact. v) A publication must report fairly and accurately the outcome of an action for defamation to which it has been a party, unless an agreed settlement states otherwise, or an agreed statement is published. Think about what you are objecting to and what clause in the editors’ code is being breached. For example, opinions are not a breach of accuracy. The publication must, however, make it clear when reporting opinions. Newspapers are allowed to be biased if the content is identified as opinion. The BBC is different because of how it’s funded. It is not allowed to report biased opinions. No matter how much you might dislike the article, if you can’t demonstrate a breach of editorial guidelines, your complaint will not be upheld. Complain To The Publication Publications will have a contact address on their website. They usually have a specific contact for complaints. Email the offending publication or for the BBC, or ITV use the BBC’s complaints form. Cite the specific clause(s) in the IPSO code that you feel have been breached. Be very specific about how the clause has been breached and give examples. Give them facts not feelings – the bar for having a complaint upheld is high. You must demonstrate a clear breach of the code. Keep a record of your complaint – when you complained, and any response from the publication. Allow up to 10 days for the publication to respond to you, and try to agree a resolution, such as a correction, with them. Complain To The Regulator Only escalate to the regulator if the publication does not address your concerns to your satisfaction. There are different regulators for different types of published materials Send the regulator a copy of all the correspondence you have had with the publication to demonstrate that you have attempted to reach a resolution. The regulator may decide that your complaint has no merit. In this case, the complaint will not proceed. If the complaint has merit, the regulator will let you know. Example Of A Successful Complaint This was the initial complaint. Keep it short and as clear as possible. Initial Complaint: Please correct your article: Just let trans women swim in peace Date of article: 05/09/22 Article URL: https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/06/just-let-trans-women-swim-in-peace-17306342/amp/ Editors’ Code clause breached 1 Accuracy Article states multiple times that trans identified males are legally entitled to use women's single sex space according to the Equality Act 2010. This is untrue. The Act allows for single sex provision where that is "a proportionate means to a legitimate aim" - single sex toilets and changing facilities are proportionate. Also, given there are 3 ponds at Hampstead Heath - one for males, one for females and one mixed sex, there is no case to complain of discrimination on the basis of sex. Examples in the article: "the pond clarifying in 2019 that trans women were allowed to swim in [the women's pond] and use the changing rooms, as is their legal right under the Equality Act 2010" "The policy, simply, is law-abiding" "Access to places like women’s ponds isn’t just something I have a legal right to" "As it stands, trans people are legally allowed to use single-sex spaces based on self declaration, and have been for over a decade” All of the above statements are incorrect and should be corrected. Complaint was rejected because it was an “opinion piece”: We note that this is an opinion piece and clearly marked as such, with the author’s details as a transactivist alongside the profile. The article concerns a trans woman, not a trans man, and we are satisfied the writer’s statements are fair and accurate. They refer to details available on the pond’s website and reflect many other official statements, including The Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association, which said recently: "The City of London manages all the Hampstead Heath bathing ponds and decides the policy around access for transgender swimmers in accordance with the Equality Act. "More than four years ago the KLPA engaged in a lengthy consultative process and debate, with members subsequently agreeing to maintain their support for the city's policy of gender self identification. Neither position has changed. The KLPA will continue to listen to the views of our members on matters related to the Ladies' Pond." This followed an announcement in 2019 when the right of transgender women to use Hampstead Heath ponds was formalised in a policy. The City of London Corporation (CoLC), which manages Hampstead Heath and its ponds, announced that it had adopted a new gender identity policy to make sure services in the area “are fully compliant with the Equality Act 2010 and do not discriminate against trans people”. The City of London, confirmed that the ladies’ pond was open to transgender women. That was formalised in an announcement that the new rules would “ensure a robust and consistent approach to gender identity”. We thank you again for your feedback but I’m afraid we stand by this piece and will not be correcting the statements for the reasons above. This rejection was not accepted: Whilst I recognise that opinion pieces will make claims about what the law should be, I was under the impression that even opinion pieces could not misrepresent the law. There are two points of law here: 1. Is the KLPA’s policy of allowing male people to swim in the Ladies’ Pond compliant with the Equality Act 2. Do trans identified males (trans women) have the right in general to access single-sex spaces designated as female Suella Braverman, as Attorney General, gave a speech on 12th August 2022. She does not agree that the KLPA’s policy is lawful: ‘’For the purposes of Gender Recognition Certificates, we do not operate a system of self-identification in England and Wales. But some service providers behave as if they have a legal duty to admit biological males who identify as females into women-only spaces, from rape crisis centres and domestic abuse refuges to bathrooms and changing rooms. In my view this is not in accordance with the law.” The Attorney General gave this example: By way of example a ‘women-only’ rule for a women’s judo class excludes all men and will be lawful under paragraph 26 if a joint service would be less effective, and it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. It will no doubt put people with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment (e.g. trans-women, by that I mean a biological male who identifies as a female) at a disadvantage compared to those without that characteristic. But in my view if the benefit that it confers is sufficient to justify direct discrimination against the whole class of men, it will in almost all circumstances be sufficient to justify indirect discrimination against a much smaller class of trans-women. This means that whilst it is lawful for the Ladies Pond to be exclusively for the use of female people (however they identify) it is NOT lawful for the Ladies Pond to be exclusively for the use of people who identify as women (whatever their sex). Furthermore, the trans activist who wrote the article did not confine the article to the Ladies Pond at Hampstead, and for those generalised comments the KLPA’s policy is irrelevant: "Access to places like women’s ponds isn’t just something I have a legal right to" "As it stands, trans people are legally allowed to use single-sex spaces based on self-declaration, and have been for over a decade" These statements are just not true and should be corrected. 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WRN works closely with Victory Afghanistan. Victory Afghanistan was founded by Afghan women in the US in July 2023. It is a 100% volunteer-driven nonprofit organisation, committed to building a strong and sustainable online education platform for long-term impact. AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN #NoToTaliban @WRNAfghanistan SUPPORTING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN DONATE TODAY RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS With the help of the women we support in Afghanistan, WRN has created a resource for use in schools. It is completely free - please share with schools. This education pack, aimed at teachers of 9 to 14-year-olds, contains information and activities to introduce global issues into the classroom and help teachers and students learn about the lives and thoughts of girls living in Afghanistan, who have been deprived of their right to education. It is comprised of three sections. Students can learn about the United Nations Rights of the Child and Global Goals. They can read letters from Afghan girls and see examples of their astonishing artwork depicting their lives and fight for education and rights. They can also find out about how young people can take action within their school community and beyond to raise awareness of what is happening to Afghan girls and take action to make the world a more hopeful place. There are also letters from Afghan girls that can be shared with pupils. The resources are flexible and adaptable. They can be used as starting points for discussions, lessons or assemblies, or form part of a larger extended cross-curricular project with a partner school. DOWNLOAD RESOURCE WHAT YOU CAN DO RAISING AWARENESS Please follow @WRNAfghanistan and like and repost messages. Information about WRN action to help Afghan Women will be posted here. You can also purchase WRN Afghanistan clothing and flags to help raise awareness. FOLLOW WRN AFGHANISTAN VOLUNTEERING AND FUNDRAISING WRN works closely with Victory Afghanistan . Victory Afghanistan was founded by Afghan women in the US in July 2023. It is a 100% volunteer-driven nonprofit organisation, committed to building a strong and sustainable online education platform for long-term impact. Age Range of Students: 11 to 40 years old Enrolled Students: 800+ Volunteer Team: 100 + teachers and mentors from 12 countries Victory Afghanistan are looking for volunteers. Currently they are looking for an experienced fundraiser to support the team. Please contact Victory Afghanistan . DONATE & SUPPORT DONATE TO VICTORY AFGHANISTAN If you would like to donate to support the work of Victory Afghanistan . Donate to fund internet data for Afghan girls . DONATE TO WRN There is a lot of support work going on behind the scenes within our WRN Afghanistan group to keep the issue of Afghan women's rights at the forefront of our activities. Making a donation direct to WRN is another way that you can help support the work we are doing to raise awareness and provide direct support. POETRY ANTHOLOGY These poems were written in an online workshop organised by Vicky Gough and WRN Afghanistan in the spring and summer of 2025. The workshops were inspired by Hadia Aziz, supported by Sanctuary Arts at Mansfield College Oxford and led by poet Kate Clanchy. Read the poems they created here . WRN VIGILS Regular silent vigils were held every 4-6 weeks from February 2025 leading up to a mass participation Vigil event in London on 6th July 2025 at Parliament Square Gardens. WRN groups held regular silent vigils in their towns and cities to show support and solidarity for Afghan women and girls in their darkest days. We showed them that we will never forget and shone a light on the relentless attack on Afghan women's voices and freedoms. “Women – Be Seen”, the London event, allowed us to platform the words and poetry of Afghan women and girls. Wearing iconic outfits, we created a spectacle, and we spoke about and remembered Afghan women. FOLLOW US ON X - @WRNAfghanistan Join us at one of our vigils - dates will be shared on X/Twitter #NoToTaliban FOLLOW US ON X - @WRNAfghanistan SHARE LEAFLETS The news from Afghanistan is increasingly bleak. Our leaflets are one way to raise awareness among the general public about what is being done to women and girls there. BUY ONLINE Afghanistan Leaflets £3.50 Price BUY NOW! WRITE TO YOUR MP We have already written to the Prime Minister, and will continue to write to him and other relevant Cabinet Ministers. We are asking that the UK join with the Netherlands, Australia, Germany and Canada in their action to bring the Taliban to the International Court of Justice to be held accountable for their crimes. We are asking you to contact your MP asking them to press the PM into the action detailed in our letter. WRN LETTER TO PM DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE WE ASK KEIR STARMER To lead the UK into joining with the Netherlands, Australia, Germany and Canada and support their action to bring the Taliban to the International Court of Justice to be held accountable for their crimes. To recognise the scale and nature of the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran, including gender persecution, as per its legal definition, and gender apartheid, as per its working definition. To publicly condemn the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran, including as amounting to gender persecution and gender apartheid, and call for accountability for their treatment. THE TALIBAN HAVE ALSO BROUGHT BACK STONING FOR ADULTERY WE HAVE HEARD HARROWING STORIES OF: IMPRISONMENT PROLONGED SEXUAL ABUSE TORTURE FORCED ABORTION DON'T FORGET ABOUT AFGHAN WOMEN Since seizing power in 2021 some of the things the Taliban have banned for women and girls: All educations for girls over the age of 12 Women showing their faces Almost all jobs* Going out without a male relative Using gyms, parks or restaurants Dealing with male shopkeepers Beauty parlours - previously invaluable single-sex spaces of support and community Laughing and unnecessary talking or talking in public Listening to music** *Some healthcare work is permitted **Also applies to men RAISE AWARENESS! You can purchase WRN Afghanistan clothing and flags from Violet Vend to visibly raise awareness about the plight of Afghan women as you go about your day. All profits from the sale of products in our Afghanistan range will directly support our campaign. BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW BUY NOW AWARENESS RESOURCES PDF Poster - explaining the purpose of the vigil - download here Campaign Leaflets - available at subsidised cost Campaign Flag - 'Don't Forget Afghan Women' flag to help start conversations Branded Merchandise - already available on Violet Vend . VIOLET VEND READ OUR BLOGS 1 2 TOGETHER WE CAN SHOW WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN THAT THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

We play sport with our bodies, and therefore, in the interests of fairness, we must keep sporting categories separated on the basis of sex, and not gender identity. IS YOUR SPORT FAIR? Is your sport fair? Do they have fair and safe policies for women and girls from grassroots through to elite. Are they one of our "Fair Sport Award" winners? TAKE A LOOK! WOMEN & SPORT THE RED FLAG CAMPAIGN The WRN Summer Sport Campaign 2025 focused on the risks to millions of women and children from using public swimming pools and leisure facilities. A street action and social media campaign. The red flag is the symbol for the campaign as it signifies a serious SAFEGUARDING risk and a failure to PROTECT women and children from harm. We call on sports and leisure providers to make SAFEGUARDING the No.1 priority when building and refurbishing leisure facilities The safest changing room is a single-sex changing room. FIND OUT MORE BIOLOGY MATTERS We play sport with our bodies, and therefore, in the interests of fairness, we must keep sporting categories separated on the basis of sex, and not gender identity. We know that men are bigger and stronger than women, and we know that this is the result of a testosterone fuelled puberty. We have more than enough data to know that in any sporting event that requires speed, strength, grip, resistance or fast reactions then women can’t win against men , all other things being equal. The differences are so pronounced, that when the athletics results of high achieving US schoolboys are compared to 2016 Olympic Women's Finalists, the boys win everything. In many events, the best women athletes in the world don’t even qualify for the boys’ event finals. Source: Male High School Athletes vs Female Olympians . INCLUSIVE SPORT A Guide to Writing Single-Sex Sport Policies The vast majority of sports NGBs affiliated to Sport England do not protect the legal rights of women and girls to fair and safe sport, despite the requirements of the UK Equality Act 2010. Sports providers must provide safe and fair sport on the field of play, and must comply with laws to provide privacy, dignity and safety for females using changing rooms and toilets. The law applies to sports’ governing bodies, and organisers of sports and fitness activities such as fun runs and sports taster sessions. All levels of sports and fitness activity are included from grassroots recreational through to elite competition and all ages from children to ‘masters’ The Women’s Rights Network has written guidance to aid sports’ providers that are updating their Transgender Policy documents. NEW GUIDES Inclusive Sport: A Guide to Writing Single-Sex Sports Policies A short guide to writing policies that comply with the law . Aimed at Sports’ NGBs, Fitness and Activity Providers; Event and competition organisers; Diversity and Inclusion Officers, Safeguarding Officers and Sports Coaches. Download Here . Sex Segregated Sport in the UK: A Lawful Approach to Policy Making An in-depth guide to complying with the Equality Act 2010 and the Sports Councils Equality Group recommendations. Download Here . Contact your Sports' Governing Body and let them know how you feel about allowing males into female categories of sport (and into changing rooms and toilets). Use our template letter and adapt it with your own words or send it, as is. Check our Fair Sports Awards for links to sports' transgender policies and contact details. Download Here . For further guidance please contact us . SPORTING BODY POLICIES Is your sport fair? We’ve awarded the Women’s Rights Network Fair Sport Awards to those sports that have fair and safe policies for women and girls from grassroots through to elite. Are they one of our "Fair Sport Award" winners or are they unlawful? CHECK YOUR SPORT! SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS LEAFLETS FAIR SPORT AWARD GOLD FAIR SPORT AWARD SILVER WATER POLO DIVING SWIMMING READ OUR BLOGS 1 2 3 4 5 CAMPAIGN GROUPS Fair Play For Women: Fair Play For Women is a campaigning and consultancy group which raises awareness, provides evidence and analysis, and works to protect the rights of women and girls in the UK. Web: Fair Play For Women Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Save Womens Sport: A coalition that seeks to preserve biology-based eligibility standards for participation in female sports. Web : Save Womens Sport Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | You Tube Sex Matters: A group lobbying for clarity on sex in law and institutions, publishing research, guidance and analysis and holding organisations accountable. Web: Sex Matters Social Media : Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Linked In SHOP ONLINE @ VIOLET VEND VISIT VIOLET VEND

WRN is a feminist group. We are a network of women from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with one main focus: to defend the sex-based rights of women. THE WRN DIRECTORS Heather Binning B orn in Scotland Heather began her career in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office where she held a number of overseas postings in places such as Washington DC to Kuwait. An experienced businesswoman, she went on to establish the first public internet access across the UK before becoming an economic development consultant for a range of organisations. Heather lives in South London and took up the baton of women’s rights in July 2021, bringing together a number of local women’s groups which grew to become the (entirely voluntary) Women’s Rights Network . Mary Howden Mary is a retired Social Worker and Learning and Development Manager in social services and is a former Head of Education and Workforce Development at the Scottish Social Services. In her work she has always centred women for example working with female survivors of child sexual abuse for 15 years. She is appalled that women's rights to safety dignity and privacy have been eroded as well as safeguarding for children. She joined WRN to make a difference. Mary is one of the Coordinators in WRN Scotland Claire Loneragan A retired IT professional, Claire found herself noticing that women’s rights weren’t something that could be taken for granted but were under attack. Keen to do something useful, she answered the call to join the fledgling WRN where she now leads the web team and the editorial team. She is group coordinator for WRN Somerset and West Dorset. Claire is a frequent contributor to the WRN blog page Women’s Words and has helped to produce several of our reports including editing State Sanctioned Sexual Assault . Cathy Larkman Cathy is a retired police Superintendent, with a wide breadth of policing experience, mainly focused on operational policing delivery to the public. She is a former firearms commander at both tactical and strategic level. She was a founding member of the South Wales female police association and was named in a force ‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling’ event as an inspirational woman. Cathy is Wales WRN coordinator and national policing lead. Much involved in WRN work to challenge police chiefs on many aspects of policy, Cathy authored the WRN report ‘State Sanctioned Sexual Assault ’.