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Labor “Completely abandoned” womenof the right and the left women and transgender people The former head of the equality watchdog has claimed it is in a “grey zone”.
Baroness Falconer, former head Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) criticized the party for not publishing statutory guidance Supreme Court The ruling in April ruled that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, the terms “woman” and “sex” refer to a biological woman And biological sex.
he toldmany times She believes that Labor was traditionally “the party of feminism”, but that the current generation of Labor MPs have “lost it”.
She said: “What really disappoints me about the current state of the Labor Party is that they seem to have completely abandoned women’s rights.
“In my 40 years in this country the traditional party of the right was the Labor Party. The party of feminism. I was mentored by a former, very senior, Labor woman, Shirley Williams.
“I knew of Labor women like Harriet Harman, Margaret Jay and Hilary Armstrong who were committed to feminism… and I think they have lost it. This generation of Labor MPs have lost it.”
His comments come as organizations await new transgender guidance produced by the EHRC, which is being evaluated by the government.
Ministers have had three months to give the guidance, but have said they will not “rush” into publishing the code of practice, insisting it will take the time necessary to “get it right”.
The guidance will be used by businesses and other organizations to inform the provision of single and separate-gender services such as toilets and changing rooms.
The EHRC wrote to Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson in October urging her to hurry up the introduction of new guidance, saying some organizations were currently using unlawful practices.
The code has not been updated since 2011 and the latest draft has been prepared in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment.
Baroness Faulkner said, “The danger in not publishing this is that people will be left in a gray zone.” “Women still have to go to court for their rights. My biggest concern is that it is very painful for trans people. Some organizations are enforcing it one way, others are not.”
A government spokesperson said it was “unexpected” to take the time needed to prepare “legally sound guidance”, adding that this option would be “utterly disastrous and failing women across our country”.
Baroness Falconer’s comments come after the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) said this week. Transgender women will be banned becoming members from April next year, and Girlguiding has announced trans girls banned By joining.
NFWI’s decision was taken “with extreme regret and sadness”, the organization said, adding that it “firmly believes that transgender women are women”.
Girlguiding said it was a “difficult decision” that was taken after “detailed deliberation, expert legal advice and input from senior members, youth members”, its council and board of trustees.