To think that all of these proposed policies are pointless?

It will be a cold day in hell before I vote Labour again. I left the party two years ago and will never, ever forgive the way they have treated women. Never.

I think are a bit muddled anyway. Given that Dawn Butler doesn't know what a woman is and thinks anyone can self-ID into womanhood, it makes the whole thing a bit of a joke.
I'll be voting for them anyway but keeping my fingers crossed that they appoint a shadow women and equalities minister who isn't in the pocket of Stonewall.

This is why our right to define ourselves as women/female is of utmost importance and Labour are stripping this from us. It is hogwash and as for Dawn Butler - well, I have no words for her.

From the bbc article I just read:

^Labour says it wants to transform the workplace for women. It's a powerful statement of intent from the party.
It's a policy pitched at a large chunk of the electorate. The proposals on maternity pay are obviously designed to appeal to younger women, who want to start or extend a family. But there are also plans for a "menopause policy", which will force companies to address the needs of women at a very different stage in their lives.
And then there are the measures to reduce the gender pay gap, and create a right to flexible working. That would affect pretty much every female employee.^

Maternity leave post-birth and menopause are sex-specific issues that affect natal females only. Like you say how can labour rate on one hand that anyone can self ID as a woman and then state they want to protect and reduce sex- related discrimination on the other?!

YANBU. I like these policies but don’t want Dawn Butler Brent anywhere near the Cabinet.