Would you support the WEP if they defined women by sex and not by gender?

I don't think they represent women so can't support them.

The trans issue is the most significant it not only concern

Not keen on their men on maternity wards schtick

If they still think that

To be honest i havent looked since i saw the above policy

I think it does, Empress.

WEP Bath are linking to Everyday Misogyny on Facebook.

I think that says it all really.

TBH I don't know much about their other policies, but I know that both webchats have been singularly unimpressive

I left the WEP over this issue.

Their stance on how 'woman' should be defined makes them pointless and irrelevant in my opinion.

I don't care enough to complain about them. I do not believe they serve the best interests of women, unless you are a trans man.

Actually I consider them to be irrelevant and see them failing to achieve anything. It would have been great to have a real women's equality party for real women - WEP is not it.

I left WEP over this issue. You cannot fight the oppression of women if you don't know what one is.

It's like saying your going to protect chickens but aren't going to make any distinction between chickens and foxes*

*other analogies are available.

I disagree with their stance on transgender women competing against biological women in sport.

But they are the only party attempting to change things for the better specifically for women. They are the only party even talking about equal access to things like healthcare.

I emailed them about their stance on transgender women in sport and got a very wishy washy response, and I got the impression they hadn't given it enough thought.

Overall I think they are our best bet for change. And they are new and haven't got themselves properly organised yet and so I continue to support them and hope to change their policies from the inside rather than just complaining about them from the outside.

I'd seriously consider supporting them if it wasn't for this, although my final decision would rest on the policies of the WEP and the other parties at any given time.

However, the idea of a party fighting for equality for women defining women as... well, anyone who says they're a woman, is ridiculous, so now I know this, I probably won't even bother looking at their policies too closely.

I was excited when I heard about the WEP but they are meaningless with their insistence that a woman is anyone who says they are. Their support for men in women's sports and prisons makes them even less appealing to me than other parties which don't take a specific stance on the issues.

No. They have had opportunities on MN to sell us their message and on each occasion they failed to engage, answer questions or communicate effectively. I don't think they give a damn about real women. They also actively support trans men winning in women's sport with which I totally disagree. Links to last year's webchats if you are interested:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_live_events/2890099-Webchat-with-Catherine-Mayer-author-and-co-founder-of-the-Womens-Equality-Party-Thursday-30-March-1-2pm

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_live_events/2617026-Webchat-with-Sophie-Walker-leader-of-the-Womens-Equality-Party-and-London-Mayor-candidate-Tuesday-19-April-at-noon

I joined the wep, but if this is the case ,i wont be renewing. I thought its purpose was to act for womens equality in a still patriarchial system. If i wanted this male identity politics palaver, i would have spported the Greens.

So why don't you support them, SexTrainGlue?

I don't support them, but not because of their stance on gender and sex (with which I have no difficulty, though realise that's a view barely permissible to express in an echo chamber)

I don't know. I'd probably look at them again but at the moment every time they come here they just make themselves look worse. They have no credibility at all right now, IMO.