And the problem isn't the EA as such.
It's that-
What the EA says has been rewritten and then the rewrite pushed out by loads of orgs in what must have been a pretty organised effort.
When you have govt depts, local councils using incorrect protected characteristics in their policies etc. When the list is freely available and anyone would usually go to gov site copy and paste. I mean that's some hard work to achieve.
And then because of the changes. Plus a creative interpretation that totally ignores what the law clearly is. And given again what most have been a big effort to get the incorrect version in place and into action in so so many areas.
You get the result you want IE policies all over the place being changed because they don't want to break the law.
The problem is that it's already happened. And relatively quietly. Just done. Much of it illegal. And/ or against all common sense/ thought for commercial impact/ thought for what it would actually mean in practice for women and girls.
Example.
Girl guides went ages ago.
The EA says they can have a general exception and be single sex.
Their charity charter is based on focusing on girls.
They have been single sex always.
What they did.
Said it was single gender and always had been.
Changed their policies quietly.
Sacked or drove out women running groups for saying wtf this is all wrong.
For trips away. Their risk assessments were not for mixed sex obv. Refused to do mixed sex ones or even think about potential risks. Because. Trans girls are girls so no need.
Have policy of not advising other parents if sleeping arrangements on a trip will actually be mixed sex.
The question about girls of certain religious backgrounds not being allowed to attend / do certain activities if mixed sex. the answer was the girls with those religious backgrounds should leave.
And this all happened a good few years ago.
That's one example of many.