Tag: Gender equality
Legalizing the Purchase of Sex: Debunking the Ash Regan Bill
Serial killer Robert Pickton’s trial kicked off in 2006, when I was a wee 11-year-old. In the 90s, a bunch of women, mainly sex workers, started vanishing from Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Despite warnings...
Nursing Union Urged to Intervene in NHS Fife Single-Sex Spaces Dispute
Lawyers representing Sandie Peggie have demanded a nursing union clarifies whether it will intervene in ongoing demands for NHS Fife to provide single-sex spaces in hospitals. The Herald revealed on Monday that the Royal...
Swinney: SNP Gender Policy and Reform Boost
Scottish Politician John Swinney Addresses SNP Gender Policy and Reform The political landscape in Scotland recently saw a surge of fervent discussions and protest as the First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, addressed the SNP's...
Action urged on Scottish public authorities’ ‘self-ID’ policies.
Scottish public authorities are under scrutiny for their "unregulated introduction of gender self-identification as a basis for policy," a recent report cautioned. The researchers behind the submission to a Holyrood committee raised concerns about...
Doctor’s Continued Use of Female Changing Rooms Sparks Controversy
In a recent tribunal at Dundee, a controversy unfolded between Nurse Sandie Peggie and Dr. Beth Upton at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Nurse Peggie, who has dedicated three decades to the hospital,...
Tackling ‘Posh Old Men’ Problem in Classics: Hades to Tethys Book Review
In the ever-evolving landscape of educational resources, two passionate individuals have taken it upon themselves to revolutionize the study of classics. George Connor and Miri Teixeira, a secondary school teacher and a video games...