Our politicians need a lesson in biology
30 March 2022
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In the Media
IEA speaker referenced in the Daily Mail
30 March 2022
In the Media
Annabel Denham writes for The Telegraph
31 March 2022
Government and Institutions
Emily Carver writes for Conservative Home
Emily Carver, IEA Head of Media, has written for Conservative Home on the increasing inability of politicians to answer the question, ‘what is a woman?’.
Emily argues that confusion between the 2004 Gender Recognition Act and the 2010 Equality Act is largely to blame for this.
“The consequences of this messy legislation – and the dogma that accompanies it – have long been flagged by women’s rights groups. But their concerns have too often been shunned or called out as ‘transphobic’.”
“In our universities, bullying tactics have inhibited rational debate. Academics have been labelled TERFs and subjected to student-led smear campaigns and demands for their resignation. Women such as Maya Forstater have lost their jobs for their gender-critical views.”
Read the full article here.
Emily argues that confusion between the 2004 Gender Recognition Act and the 2010 Equality Act is largely to blame for this.
“The consequences of this messy legislation – and the dogma that accompanies it – have long been flagged by women’s rights groups. But their concerns have too often been shunned or called out as ‘transphobic’.”
“In our universities, bullying tactics have inhibited rational debate. Academics have been labelled TERFs and subjected to student-led smear campaigns and demands for their resignation. Women such as Maya Forstater have lost their jobs for their gender-critical views.”
Read the full article here.
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