www.thetimes.co.uk/article/womens-refuges-may-get-transgender-staff-3txhcr8mb
The review of women’s refuges, which is not dependent on any government reform, was agreed last week by the board of the charity Women’s Aid, a federation that oversees more than 300 shelters.
Mary Mason, the board’s interim co-chairwoman, said: “We have agreed to start a review of our whole transgender policy, including the possibility of employment for self-declared transgender women without a gender recognition certificate.”
Describing it as “an extraordinarily difficult discussion,” Mason said the review, by Women’s Aid’s director of services, Nicki Norman, would take three to four months. Another board member, Sarah Forster, confirmed the move.
Where did the impetus come from? It shows yet another institution "getting ahead of the law", as a Labour MP would phrase it.
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Women’s Aid considers employing self-declared transwomen [i.e. men] in women's shelters
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