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The legal battle over how Scots define 'woman'

29 August 2020

2:05 AM

29 August 2020

2:05 AM

The law on gender is a mess and could either be about to get much clearer or messier still. The Scottish government is being taken to court by feminist campaigners over its plans to increase women’s representation on public boards. That’s not the sort of thing feminist campaigners typically take governments to court over so you might have already guessed what’s coming next.

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