Article 1: Reaffirming that the rights of women are based upon the category of sex.
The Declaration is clear: States should maintain the centrality of the category of sex, and not ‘gender identity,’ in relation to women’s and girls’ rights to be free from discrimination. The meaning of the word ‘woman’ shall not be changed to include men.
Speakers:
- Sheila Jeffreys and Jo Brew, WDI UK – The Urgency of the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights
- Lierre Keith, WoLF – The Agony of Women’s Sex-Based Oppression
- Amie Ichikawa, Woman II Woman – The Horrors of Housing Men in Women’s Prisons
- Donna Hughes, University of Rhode Island – The Fantasy of “Gender Identity”
- Facilitator – Kara Dansky, WDI USA President
