Mary Howden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💚🤍💜

I am concerned about gender ideology & it's impact on safeguards for vulnerable women & children. I have written 3 blogs for @WomensRightsNet you can read them here👇 👩‍💻womensrights.network/post/why-are-p… 👩‍💻womensrights.network/post/on-drag-a… 👩‍💻womensrights.network/post/safeguard…

We welcome confirmation that the SHRC has abandoned its previously indefensible position on prison policy and has now written to the Scottish Govt but remain concerned it is not addressing directly the human rights issues for women of incarceration with men, in any circumstances/

Brilliant event today in Holyrood, thank you so to @WomensRightsNet for hosting More to follow 🥰

Our letter to SHRC is here. 2/4

@heraldscotland Did anyone tell the people applauding in the gallery not to clap? If not, why? Because women have been excluded for less.

Great to hear WRN's Jane Sullivan in conversation with @JuliaHB1 on @TalkTV earlier, giving the cancellation of a boxing course for women in Bristol a good airing. It is scandalous that a course intended to benefit young women aged 16-25 was cancelled, rather than offend those who 'identify' as women by prohibiting their own attendance. Men should not be punching women - even if it is for 'sport'. We hope that King Charles is now aware of this and is taking urgent steps to reinstate the course - for women only. Perhaps Queen Camilla might have a word?

EXCLUSIVE: New Sport England guidance ignores risks of mixed-sex changing rooms @Sport_England revealed its new swimming pool design guidance to delegates at the One Swim England Summit in Birmingham today. The current guidance dates back to 2013 and is widely used by Councils and architects to justify building mixed-sex changing rooms for swimmers. Ideally, the new guidance would scrap the edict that mixed-sex is the preferred option for new pools (note to Sport England: preferred by predators not women). In reality (and we know this because we’ve had advance sight of the draft guidelines) Sport England is doubling down on its advice to build mixed-sex changing villages as the default. Only they’re not called mixed-sex changing rooms anymore, they’re rebranded ‘all-genders’ changing rooms … Let’s look at the draft guidance in a bit more detail... 1/6

@MaryHowden @ForWomenScot @WRNScotland @jane_mclenachan @DrK_IngalaSmith Oh thank you! I'm so sorry I couldn't be there. And even more sorry we have to fight so hard to demonstrate just how desperate the situation is with male violence against women.

Today we held a #MVAWG event at @ScotParl Thank you to @clairebakermsp and @SharonDowey_ for sponsoring it We heard from @DrPamGosal Lesley Johnston CEO @beirasplace Liz Curran #ScottishRapeCrisisAlliance @DrK_IngalaSmith @SelkieStitching whose Lost Women Banner is so powerful yet heartbreaking Sexual crimes against women have risen in Scotland #ScotlandsShame

@WRNScotland @ScotParl @clairebakermsp @SharonDowey_ @DrPamGosal @beirasplace @DrK_IngalaSmith @SelkieStitching Excellent work and huge thanks to those supporting such an important event 👏👏

@WRNScotland @WomensRightsNet @ScotParl @clairebakermsp @SharonDowey_ @DrPamGosal @beirasplace @DrK_IngalaSmith @SelkieStitching Fantastic from our Scottish sisters - and good to see support from an awesome group of women!🔥

Thanks to all for highlighting these tragic deaths of women through male violence It is indeed #ScotlandsShame #LostWomen

@WRNScotland @HainieMartha @ScotParl @clairebakermsp @SharonDowey_ @DrPamGosal @beirasplace @DrK_IngalaSmith @SelkieStitching Incredibly moving, powerful event but also anger-provoking at how little has changed to safeguard women & girls in Scotland. Beyond time @scotgov took this abuse & violence seriously rather than prioritising the demands of men to infiltrate all women's spaces.

Such a powerful meeting with some incredible speakers. Thanks to @WRNScotland for organising. The banner is beautiful & moving. @DrK_IngalaSmith was as passionate as always & the background to the new Rape Crisis Alliance & the way they were treated by RCS is enraging!

@coletteisp Highlights the importance of groups like @WRNScotland getting the message into @ScotParl and organising cross-party events to keep women's rights & protections centre stage.

Incredible and so moving to see this beautiful work by @selkiestitching close up today at @ScotParl with @WRNScotland. Thanks to @clairebakermsp @SharonDowey_ and @DrPamGosal. A very emotional event.💔 #MVAWG #DeadWomenCount

@ForWomenScot @WRNScotland @jane_mclenachan @DrK_IngalaSmith @MagiGibson It absolutely was!

@jane_mclenachan @WRNScotland @DrK_IngalaSmith And a beautiful rendition of @MagiGibson's poem!

@ForWomenScot @WRNScotland @DrK_IngalaSmith Thank you for all you do - women are so much stronger together. I really hope she finds a safe home too ❤️💛

@ForWomenScot @WRNScotland @DrK_IngalaSmith @MagiGibson Thank you. Honoured to be able to read @MagiGibson magnificent poem although so disappointing not to have her with us.

Incredibly powerful @WRNScotland event at Holyrood this afternoon discussing male violence against women & girls. @SelkieStitching presented background to their fabulous #LostWomen banner. Thanks to @SharonDowey_ & @clairebakermsp for hosting & moving @DrK_IngalaSmith speech.