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This year marks 50 years since the Sex Discrimination Act. Whilst progress has been made, much more remains to be done. 'As the largest women’s organisation in the UK, UNISON is dedicated to ensuring women are heard and to make change happen.' UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea. #IWD2025 #International... show more

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Sarah Phillimore1 year ago

Will you listen to women who say that sex is real and it matters?

Jane McLenachan1 year ago

You are a hypocritical disgrace @cmcanea. You're denying female members the right to single-sex changing rooms. A predominantly female membership & you're pandering to the demands of men to access women's spaces. Utterly shameful.

Salty Rower 💚🤍💜1 year ago

Ha! What is a woman UNISON! You should be ashamed of all these International Women's Day posts.

Sir Terfy Hex Esq.1 year ago

You think men are women

Daughters of Persia1 year ago

Today, we remember Reyhaneh Jabbari, a 26-year-old Iranian woman EXECUTED for defending herself against RAPE. Imagine facing death simply for saying "No"! Western women, stand with us in amplifying Reyhaneh’s voice and all women in Iran who risk everything for their dignity and rights. #ReyhanehJabbari #WomanLifeFreedom

Susan at Nature's Plot 💜🤍💚1 year ago

You are joking right?! Unison think that men can become women- so how does that help women's rights!

Jeannie McCrimmon1 year ago

12 likes = Women reject you and your woke bollocks.

Le_Sorelle_Arduino KPSS1 year ago

@cmcanea you would not even stand with nurses being forced to undress with men Shame!

rusty1 year ago

Women are speaking up. They are telling you that men aren't women and that they want single sex changing rooms and bathrooms at work. You side with the fetishistic men who wish to violate women's spaces. What's the point of women speaking when people like you ignore them?

Egg Box1 year ago

I can’t bear listening to hypocrites like this women. Fuck off with your meaningless words, you’ve done nothing but let women down. Until you can accurately define a woman as a adult human female, nothing you say on the matter is worthwhile. I’m so glad I left @unisontheunion

Vicky - Agent 72601 🎗1 year ago

Happy #IntellectualDisconnect Day, a day where people, institutions, & corporations, who've spent the past 364 days telling us men can be women, signal their virtue by celebrating the fight for women's rights. The rights they want to give away. #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay

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