Consultation closed! Well done everyone!!

I am slightly different to many on here, in that I wasn't a guardian reader, or traditional lefty type.

I am slightly right of centre, brexit voting, working class, have worked all of my adult life in a male-dominated role & did not think of myself as a 'feminist'.
I was not politically motivated in any way more than voting or expressing my political opinions on fb/in person to friends.

Over the last 12 months I have become massively vocal online & in real life - I have even written to my MP twice. I have also donated what I can afford to the various campaigns (I am now single parent, student, on benefits so it's not a huge amount, just a tenner here & there).

I have, at 43, discovered the ideological hill that I am prepared to die on.
I cannot go back to being quiet on this issue as the scales have been ripped from my eyes now.

I thank all the brilliant, amazing women of MN & beyond who have been a part of my awakening & who have played a part (however big or small) in this grassroots movement.

I will continue to stand up & be counted & will never again be quiet or amenable on the issue of women's rights.

Thank you all 💐💜💚✊

don't panic people, I'm trying to get to the bottom of this.

On the other hand, several of my gender critical feminist friends who filled it out didn't even know about the Fair Play guidance let alone the one click option, ( ) so I wonder what other routes people have come to it by.

If harrop and Jones (I think) did theirs via one click, I wonder how many bothered to fill it out individually.

Of the 15 people I managed to get to fill it out, I was the only one to fill it out individually so I’m not sure which way I’d want it to go.

Yes, I think so. However there were many more trans organisations prompting people to complete their submissions individually, than GC platforms.

Would they not have to do the same with all stonewall submissions then?

I’ve just read that all of the submissions made through the FairPlay For Women website will be considered as a petition by the government, so will only count as one single submission. Is this true? Does anyone have any more information on this?

Huge thanks and complete respect and admiration here, too |flowers]

Female Solidarity is amazing!!

Female solidarity is a beautiful, beautiful thing, *Floral". Sisterhood is powerful, to use a phrase from my youth.

Much respect and love to you all. You have changed my life - regulars and lurkers alike. That's all there is to it. I never before believed that women were as brilliant as I do this year, or understood what female solidarity was like.

Have I passed the course at Mumsnet University of Bigots.

Yes. Stick around for postgrad!

Love that poem.

You lot are alright actually, given that your supposed to be a bunch of 40+yr old bored SAHM nut jobs.

It's our secret disguise! Welcome IKF.

I can’t believe how long I had been living in bubble, or what made me stumble over here as was section I always avoided.

Not as clever as most of you lot and I be honest a lot goes over my head if it not in real layman terms.

It’s been rollercoaster of emotions, utterly relentless at times and I only been speaking up for a while.

Feel proud that I been out there speaking to just about anyone who I pass, especially meeting with school, probably got my email address on spammer lists now the amount of people, companies & authorties Contacted.

You lot are alright actually, given that your supposed to be a bunch of 40+yr old bored SAHM nutjobs.

Have I passed the course at Mumsnet University of Bigots.

That poem by Irishgirl 👏

I'm by nature a socialist but what has been said about T May is quite dreadful.

Wonderful poem, Super. Thank you.

www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/502/the-low-road

Another poem.

Especially for prawn and Ida and any of us who have to measure out our energy in teaspoons rather than handfuls.

You've all made such a difference.

A huge thank you to Posie, Dr Nic and many many more. You did so much and must all be exhausted.

Look back and enjoy the progress that has been achieved. Let’s hope it is enough.

Do let us know how we can help.

I was working on my submission to the consultation a few weeks ago. I am also dealing with bone cancer right now. Filling that thing out was so depressing, in how there was clearly no thought about how it would affect women in comparison to trans people who had lots of questions aimed directly at them. I am a very positive person but it was dragging me down. I also took a couple of weeks away from the feminist boards, although I love this place, the intensity of the fight was getting to me. It's awful to know that we are needing to fight AGAIN for our rights when previous generations of women had already fought for their daughters and granddaughters.

In the end I found that one of the womens groups had created the one stop, already completed consultation and so I did that instead and also got at least two other women who hadn't known about these issues to complete it to.

The positive results of this consultation is we now have, I believe 4 women's organizations that didn't exist before. As well as mobilizing thousands of women. I have given money to crowdfunding for these groups for the first time in my life. It makes me laugh that the opposition claim that the American right wing are supporting us when we all know it's hundreds and thousands of small donations that are doing it (and many MNers are on the left but the left have abandoned us and are now abusing us!). Their misogyny can't conceive of us organizing meaningfully and in the numbers that we have. Same regarding the conspiracy theories they have about the professionalism of the marketing and campaigns. Their misogyny prevents them from comprehending the numbers of qualified, talented women in the world!

My MP is one of the signatories to the "Media all biased, couldn't they just shut up about anything that doesn't fit our ideology?" letter.

She was a science teacher but apparently feelings are more important than logic now. And more important than democracy - God forbid that there should be an open debate if there's a possibility of upsetting someone.

Is there any point writing to her, do you think? Or should I direct my energies elsewhere?