Author: Lisa Mackenzie • Page 4
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WPUK webinar slides ‘Sex and the census’
Presentation given to Woman’s Place UK webinar on sex in the census on 18 October 2020.
18th October 2020
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Back under the radar? A review of plans for the census
This blog looks at recent developments on the framing of the sex question in the next census. TimingThe UK census is undertaken by three separate census authorities: National Records...
24th September 2020
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Submission on the operation of the Lobbying Act 2016
In 2020 the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee undertook post-legislative scrutiny on the operation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016. Our submission to the Committee can...
25th August 2020
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Statement on Edinburgh University Press and our Scottish Affairs article
Statement about our Scottish Affairs article, and an effort from within Edinburgh University Press to prevent publication on the grounds that the analysis was transphobic.
1st August 2020
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A negligible effect? The untested assumptions behind plans for the 2021 census
“The proposed 2021 census will probably be the most important for a generation. It will begin to show the devastating effects of Covid-19 on our communities and individuals. It...
4th June 2020
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Reform ‘under the radar’? Lessons for Scotland from the Development of Gender Self-Declaration Laws in Europe. Edinburgh Law Review
Our analysis suggests that those jurisdictions in Europe who have already introduced self-declaration models for legal sex change have tended to do so with very little public scrutiny.
7th May 2020
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MBM submission to Women and Equalities Committee inquiry on the impact of Covid-19 on protected groups
Submitted to the UK Parliament Women and Equalities Committee’s inquiry on the impact of Covid-19 on those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 The Covid-19 pandemic is...
5th May 2020
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Shifting sands on the definition of ‘woman’ in Scots law: the journey of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act from consultation to implementation
That women remain under-represented in public life is largely uncontested. Campaigns to improve the representation of women enjoy support across the political spectrum, even if there are differences in...
21st April 2020
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We need more clarity on gender rights debate from Scottish Government
This article originally appeared in The Scotsman on 1 January 2020. The link to the article has since been removed following a redesign of The Scotsman website. The Government...
28th February 2020
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MBM assessment of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
We have today published our review of the Scottish Government’s draft Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The review can be accessed here: Our review assesses the draft bill and...
27th January 2020