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Woman's Place UK

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Who is behind this #SexInTheCensus campaign? This campaign is coordinated by grassroots groups concerned about the erasure of sex as a legal and political category. You can find a full list here with links to their websites and social media. ...

February 28th @ 3:42 pm |

Woman's Place UK

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“Why did you choose this approach?” We wanted to find a way that people could get a message to ONS in a way that would have an impact, and not be discarded by the computer algorithms that read the census forms. https://t.co/sxDwDH... 1/2 ...

February 28th @ 3:39 pm |

Woman's Place UK

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‘Done.’ Our favourite word today as supporters tell us they have ordered their paper copy of #Census2021 Have you ordered yours? Template letter to@enclose will be on this website soon https://t.co/41iTjL... #sexInTheCensus #sexMatters ...

February 28th @ 1:08 pm |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @selina_todd: I’m requesting my paper copy of the 2021 census today. Check out @Womans_Place_UK for further details of how to ensure that women are counted. Please read. As a historian I know how vital the census is. https://t.co/QJmLDq...

February 28th @ 9:59 am |

Woman's Place UK

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Two actions on #Census2021 you can take now. 1) Contact your MP https://t.co/wvGVSp... Tell them you are concerned that the ONS is not collecting information on biological sex. Draw their attention to the Sex and the Census report which they have all ...

February 28th @ 9:17 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @riseuk: Thank you so much to the 45 people who have pledged a monthly gift to RISE to help us plan for the future following the sad news about funding affecting our services! If you haven't yet - pledge a regular gift here: https://t.co/LvdYGG...

February 28th @ 8:31 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @Womans_Place_UK: How can you take part in the campaign? What can you do today? You can order a paper copy of the household questionnaire using this link https://t.co/Ci4XzF... Be ready for Census Day on 21 March. #sexinthecensus #Census2021 ...

February 28th @ 8:30 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @joannaccherry: Women’s abuse charity ‘lost council contracts for excluding men’ Dr Marsha Scott, chief executive of Scottish Women’s Aid, said she was “appalled” at the actions of the council and said legal action could be taken. ...

February 28th @ 8:27 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @SusannaRustin: Really good by @Natasha_Walter in the Observer. Pandemic is increasing inequalities of all kinds & economic harm to women is not being taken seriously enough. What chance the budget will address it? https://t.co/iWntOa...

February 28th @ 8:23 am |

Woman's Place UK

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Margarete Steiff (1847-1909) German. Contracted polio age 2; confined to a wheelchair she trained as a seamstress and set up a successful felt toy company. She shipped 1m teddy bears, her most popular toy, to the USA. The Steiff bear, now a ...

February 28th @ 7:58 am |

Woman's Place UK

36 posts today

Margarete Steiff (1847-1909) German. Contracted polio age 2; confined to a wheelchair she trained as a seamstress and set up a successful felt toy company. She shipped 1m teddy bears, her most popular toy, to the USA. The Steiff bear, now a ...

February 28th @ 7:57 am |

Woman's Place UK

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Together with 14 other organisations we launched the Sex in the Census 2021 campaign to send a message to ONS that we are unhappy that they have abandoned the principle of collecting data on biological sex. #sexinthecensus #Census2021 ...

February 28th @ 6:09 am |

Woman's Place UK

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It's three weeks till #Census2021 and information about how to complete the form is being released. If you are concerned about the failure to collect accurate sex data please see what you can do to register your protest legally https://t.co/41iTjL...

February 28th @ 5:25 am |

Woman's Place UK

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RT @CreeAnt: Thanks to the tireless work of women like @ProfAliceS & everyone at @fairplaywomen and @Womans_Place_UK supported by all of us who wrote to our MPs, the Statistics Regulator has now issued this statement https://t.co/Y2CaKP... via ...

February 28th @ 4:27 am |