I don't want to be referred to as "a cervix haver".
I am a woman.
I am a mother.
I am an adult human female.
Only women can be women and our language is important.
Women and girls have to stay visible in the language used in public life.
This shouldn't even be a debate, but sadly, it now is.
This parliamentary petition has been created to call upon government departments, the NHS, education and other publicly funded bodies to treat the words women, girls, mothers and pregnant women as the default in policy, guidance and public messaging.
Not as merely a footnote in our own sex category.
Plain, sex-specific language is not a nicety. It matters in healthcare, safeguarding, schools, data and public policy.
Women do not deserve to be erased, we are 51% of the population and not just an afterthought.
Please sign and share the below petition ๐
10,000 signatures earns a response from government.
100,000 earns a debate in Parliament.
Thank you ๐
https://t.co/mtIMmUamBB
@justsay_mother
Not linking his @, but Wezza needs to leave women whoโve blocked him (with good reason) the fuck alone. Heโs an obsessed and unhinged loser, who doesnโt respect boundaries, despite claiming to be standing up for โwomenโs rightsโ.
I see @wesstreeting didn't mention how much butterscotch Angel Delight we should store to see us through a three day emergency. Bloody amateur. I've got about enough for two medium sized paddling pools full. I probably need to double up.