Our position on trans+ inclusion
Bristol Women’s Voice is a voice and influence charity, working to make women’s equality a reality for all women across Bristol City. We seek to ensure that women are empowered to speak out about the issues that impact on their lives, particularly women from marginalised groups, by making sure decision-makers hear and act on their concerns.
We are a membership organisation and have more than 4,200 women signed up for our BWV newsletter.
Bristol Women’s Voice’s membership and activities are open to all who self-identify as women.
We recognise that non-binary people may also experience gendered discrimination similar to that faced by women. We welcome non-binary individuals who feel our space will benefit them.
Our membership and projects are open to gender non-binary people that may wish to access our service if they feel comfortable to do so and feel that this will benefit them.
Bristol Women’s Voice supports the collection of data on sex as well as gender to develop an accurate picture of all women’s issues. We believe the data should be done in a way that respects individual privacy and acknowledges the spectrum of gender identities. This allows us to better understand and address the needs of all those facing gendered discrimination.
Our mission
We are on a journey towards increased equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) for all women, and our position on important issues will always be informed by our organisational mission, our members, and the reality of women’s lived experiences.
We recognise and understand that many of our members hold strong and wide-ranging views. However, we are confident that if we remain guided by our values and maintain integrity and transparency in communication, we can hold space for genuine, on-going exchange of opinion whilst working together for equality for all.
In times of limited income and capacity, the focus for our energy has to be the work we can do in building a movement to end misogyny.
Bristol Women’s Voice is constituted to work with women in Bristol to fight for equality. To achieve this aim, we need your support and your influence for our campaigns to maximise the benefits for all women across the city.
The more support we have, the more we can lend weight to our calls for change – be it calling for, for example, affordable childcare, greater awareness about the menopause, an end to sexual harassment, or more police accountability to women.
This position is informed by consultation with our members and local stakeholders, and we welcome ongoing dialogue on these important issues. Please contact Katy Taylor on director@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk.
