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November 14th 2025 We recieved some questions from a Stuff journalist (whatever that is) relating to data and to the contribution of Helen Joyce. We provided the answers below and as we have done previously, we are sharing with our wider audience... Data on trans-identifying males assaulting women There is no single source of this kind of data. It would need to be obtained from Police and Courts and would rely on these organisations collecting consistent information on sex a

If there was ever a Masterclass in wrecking an organisation’s credibility with New Zealanders, it was delivered last week by the Law Commission in its report, Ia Tangata, A review of the protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary and people with innate variations of sex characteristics.

In a disappointing, but not entirely surprising, admission this week, the Human Rights Commission has confirmed its contempt for both its own legislation and for women and girls in its hysterical condemnation of the Government’s removal of Sport NZ’s transgender inclusion guidelines.

Our spokeswoman, Suzanne Levy has announced that she will stand for a city-wide Councillor position in the upcoming Lower Hutt local body...

Submission from Speak Up for Women, May 8th 2025 Speak Up for Women (SUFW) is a feminist women’s rights organisation with a focus on...

We sent our feedback to the Midwifery Council on May 5th, it appears that the Midwifery Council has taken almost nothing on board when proposing to amend the Scope of Practice, so it was simple feedback to provide, as it more or less echoed the complaint that we made to the Regulations Review Committee in April last year, you can read that complaint here. An addition of note is the reference to the directive issued by the Associate Minister for Health, Hon Casey Costello on w

May 1st 2025 Petition Request Petition Reason Speak Up for Women (SUFW) is a feminist organisation seeking to ensure freedoms, safety,...

Speak Up for Women (SUFW) welcome the recent UK Supreme Court decision affirming that the term “woman” in the UK Equality Act 2010 refers exclusively to biological women — a decision that reasserts the importance of sex-based rights in law and policy.

Speak Up for Women (SUFW) applaud the recent directive from Associate Health Minister Casey Costello instructing Health New Zealand to use sex-specific language—specifically the term “pregnant women” rather than the vague and ideologically driven phrase “pregnant people.”

Counter protest signs at the Let Women Speak event, Albert Park, March 2023 February 18th 2025 “In a major report released today, the...

The Chairperson of the Health Committee is calling for submissions on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (3 Day Postnatal Stay) Amendment...

We'll be sending this advice to every local body councillor and public pool facility in the country, that's around 800 people.   We're interested in practical solutions to preserve single sex spaces and we're happy to have the necessary discussions. Speak Up for Women (SUFW) is an advocacy group seeking to ensure sex-based rights for women and girls in New Zealand.    We are concerned that women are not being considered appropriately when it comes to single sex facilities. Ou