Tags: Women
Feminist and secularist Pragna Patel to deliver NSS Bradlaugh Lecture 2022
Veteran secularist and women's rights campaigner Pragna Patel will be the guest speaker at the National Secular Society's... Read More »
NSS welcomes inclusion of religious courts in domestic abuse guidance
The National Secular Society has welcomed the inclusion of religious courts in updated guidance for prosecutors working... Read More »
State-funded faith school warned by government for sex discrimination
A state-funded faith school has been warned by the government after failing an inspection for discriminating against... Read More »
Religious opt-outs from RSE harming women’s health, report says
Religious exemptions from sex education at schools should be removed to protect women's health, experts have said.... Read More »
State-funded faith school unlawfully segregates girls, Ofsted finds
A state-funded faith school is breaking the law by segregating girls, the school inspectorate has said.
Ofsted downgraded... Read More »
Don’t let religion enable violence against women in NI, NSS says
The National Secular Society has warned the Northern Ireland Executive that conservative religious teachings may play... Read More »
Islamic charity advises on when and how to beat women
The National Secular Society has reported an Islamic charity whose website condones violence against women to the... Read More »
Period products in schools may be restricted on religious grounds
The National Secular Society has warned that religious objections could be restricting the use of period products... Read More »
Culture isn’t an excuse for inaction, says Nazir Afzal in NSS lecture
Culture shouldn't be an excuse for inaction on issues such as forced marriage, honour-based violence and child sexual... Read More »
NSS welcomes plans to ban ‘virginity testing’
The National Secular Society has welcomed plans to ban 'virginity testing' to protect women and girls from violence... Read More »
Faith school ‘breaching’ equality law over sex segregation, says report
The school inspectorate Ofsted has said an independent faith school "appears to be in breach" of equality law by segregating... Read More »
Christian charity faces investigation over promotion of misogyny
England and Wales's charity regulator will investigate a newly-registered Christian charity which has promoted misogynistic... Read More »
Beware religious impositions on women’s health, says NSS
The National Secular Society has urged the government to ensure women's health is prioritised over religious concerns... Read More »
New Islamic charity’s website says same-sex attraction is a ‘disease’
The National Secular Society has questioned why an organisation whose website says same-sex attraction is "a disease"... Read More »
NSS urges Foreign Office to take up case of anti-veiling protester
The National Secular Society has urged the Foreign Office to take up the case of an Iranian women's rights activist... Read More »
Islamic school segregates and treats girls unfavourably, says Ofsted
An independent Islamic school in Birmingham is segregating children by sex and treating girls unfavourably more than... Read More »
Islamic school segregating by sex despite ruling it’s unlawful
An independent Islamic school has been found in breach of standards after inspectors found it segregated children... Read More »
Domestic abuse campaigners given formal role at IICSA inquiry
Campaigners against domestic abuse within minority religious communities will be give formal roles in hearings into... Read More »
Government warns Islamic independent school over sex segregation
An Islamic independent school that segregates male and female pupils has been warned by the government almost two... Read More »
Government warns independent faith schools over sex segregation
Two independent faith schools which segregate children by sex and one which encourages girls to enter "caring professions"... Read More »
DfE de-prioritises respect for difference in independent schools
The Department for Education has watered down requirements on independent schools in England to promote respect for... Read More »
Jewish nursery which sacked cohabiting woman partially wins appeal
The National Secular Society has said a ruling that a woman who was sacked for living with her boyfriend did not suffer... Read More »
Schools warned as parents refuse to let pupils speak to inspectors
The government has told independent schools that inspectors must be able to speak to pupils after a Jewish school... Read More »
Religion must not trample on children’s rights, says Ofsted head
The chief inspector of schools in England has told parliament that children's rights should take priority over religious... Read More »
NSS calls on equality body to promote inclusive education
The National Secular Society has called on the body which enforces Britain's equality laws to back an "inclusive and... Read More »
