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Do one thing for women and girls today thread (however small)

71 replies

speakingwoman · 09/09/2018 16:45

Today I:

1 posted on this board

2 broached the subject of switching from the Saturday Guardian to The Times with DH.

Told you small was ok!

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ILuvBirdsEye · 16/09/2018 00:03

And donated to WPUK

That's me for today! I have friends coming over next weekend - will print some pages off for them to read alongside the dinner I will be cooking them Smile

ILuvBirdsEye · 15/09/2018 23:56

Have signed up to the WEP - let's see how it goes.

ILuvBirdsEye · 15/09/2018 23:49

Done the City Corporation survey here

WineGummyBear · 15/09/2018 19:32

Great thread. Some great ideas on here. You are all inspirational!

ILuvBirdsEye · 15/09/2018 19:24

I am in awe of you ladies. Grass roots politics at it's best.

GulagMilkMonitor · 15/09/2018 19:18

I handed out about 50 copies of the article and told people about the guides, refuges and a number of key issues re self ID. Every single person had been clueless that this is happening. Most of them are writing to to their schools, local groups and MPs. We live close to a women’s prison and a few wanted to organise a protest.

Offline grass roots works.

poshme · 15/09/2018 10:16

I asked a friend who is a guide leader what she bought about their trans policy- she wasn't aware of it and was horrified.

She's going to ask a senior person about it and express her concerns.

Shampooeeee · 15/09/2018 09:47

I steeled my ovaries to share a gender critical article on fb.

scepticalwoman · 15/09/2018 09:15

I shared screenshots of the trans lobby training for schools that tells teachers to keep a child's secret about transitioning. I shared them with police officers working in a paedophile online investigation unit.

They were horrified (and took copies).

GulagMilkMonitor · 15/09/2018 09:08

I’ve just printed out 300 copies of James Kirkup’s latest piece to hand out at my daughter’s football match this morning.

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speakingwoman · 15/09/2018 09:06

Yesterday I joined the WEP.

Also, in my role-that-involves-children, I insisted that at least one girl be offered the opportunity I provide.(hmm, doesn’t sound that great)

I complained that my son’s GCSEsyllabus includes not one word by a woman

This morning I will be telling another friend my views.

However, I have an exam on 4th Oct that I haven’t studied for. Passing it will strengthen my voice. So I’m signing out for a couple of weeks.

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BingBongSong · 13/09/2018 21:24

Done. Thanks for the reminder, Greenlanes!

NothingWithoutEffort · 13/09/2018 21:10

Thanks @greenlanes 🙂.

RogerAllamsFangirl · 13/09/2018 20:30

I commented on FB on a hilarious new GG advert that says something like "Society gives girls labels, we give them badges." I pointed out that their trans policy was the ultimate exercise in labelling (and also talked about the safeguarding issues).

NothingWithoutEffort · 13/09/2018 20:21

Oh, can someone please share the link for the consultation that closes tomorrow and their answers? Thanks 🙂.

greenlanes · 13/09/2018 20:09

I am only on Q11 of the City of London consultation. God give me strength. But it is imperative that people reply to this. It is shit coming for biologically born women. Happy to share my replies so far. #losing thewilltolive

stillathing · 13/09/2018 12:46

yesterday i ploughed through the city of london consultation on making everything there "gender neutral" by our friend mr lord.

FOR ANYBODY WHO HASN'T DONE IT, IT FINISHES TOMORROW!!!!

today i can be found rocking in a corner muttering "you mean sex, not gender. you mean sex, not gender. you mean sex, not gender"

UpstartCrow · 12/09/2018 18:01

Oh Floral Sad

I just got back from the supermarket, minus some leaflets

FloralBunting · 12/09/2018 17:50

Today at a Food bank, I supplied a homeless woman with a substantial batch of San pro because she revealed she has a flooding issue and when she's been before she's been served by men who have just put panty liners in her parcel. One heck of a moment of solidarity, that was.

IAmWhoYouSayIAm · 10/09/2018 20:51

I openly discussed with a female colleague (who has a DD13) and male colleague (with 2 young DS's) that the terminology "man up" and "grow some balls" is damaging for girls and boys on many levels.

It led to discussions of girls being labelled "bossy" but boys being labelled "assertive"; and also discussions around mental health issues in young boys and men who struggle to with emotions because of the social conditioning.

Happityhap · 10/09/2018 20:32

In a FB discussion of the trans rapist, among people who were horrified and were clearly not well-informed about how bad things are getting - I posted a link to the UK gov consultation.

MnerXX · 10/09/2018 20:16

  1. I joined the WEP so that if they have a vote on moving forward with a GC response to the GRA consultation, I can vote on it.

  2. I have not charged a client who is cancelling an appointment because she has had a miscarriage and have managed to find her an appointment next week instead. We normally ask for five days' notice. She has been my priority today and other emails have been ignored trying to get things sorted for her.

newtlover · 10/09/2018 19:41

I've just done the city of london consultation- beware though, it is quite enraging

Meet0nTheIedge · 10/09/2018 18:32

I read through the WPUK guidance in my lunch hour to plan my response to the GRA consultation.