News and Updates

May 16, 2022, 4:54 p.m.

WDI offers support to Ms Shono in Japan

WDI offers support and solidarity to Ms Shono Yoriko, a distinguished Japanese writer who is suffering unacceptable abuse, smears and cancellation for defending women’s sex-based rights. We call on the literary establishment in Japan to condemn Ms Shono’s treatment and offer her their support.

May 15, 2022, 9:48 a.m.

German Children’s Show Under Fire For “Advertising” Self-Identification Laws

Popular German kids' TV show criticised after featuring a man who claims a female 'gender identity' telling children that being a woman involved wearing skirts and walking in high heels. WDI Germany is quoted in this article. Read more on Reduxx.

May 13, 2022, 7:38 p.m.

WDI Australia sends survey to political candidates

WDI Australia has sent out a survey with nine questions on women's rights to political candidates. Read more in the Star Observer.

May 9, 2022, 7:21 a.m.

WDI issues statement on Madrigal-Borloz's 'Report on Gender Theory'

The WDI Legal Committee has issued a statement to the United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the 'Report on Gender Theory' by independent expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz. Download our statement on our Resources page.

May 4, 2022, 4:54 p.m.

WDI publishes first annual report

WDI has published our first annual report. Visit our Resources page to download a copy and read about what WDI women all over the world have been doing in the last 12 months.

May 3, 2022, 5:16 p.m.

WDI USA statement on leaked Roe v Wade opinion

Roe is likely dead and, again, women are grieving and we grieve with our sisters. But we will never stop fighting for women’s complete reproductive integrity, including the right to abortion on demand, without apology. Read more on the WDI USA website.

May 2, 2022, 11:35 a.m.

Four reasons to stop saying 'gender dysphoria'

The vague and sexist concept creates the very symptoms it claims to describe...' Read more from Stefanie Bode, of WDI Germany, in 4w.

April 27, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Canadian Bill that threatens freedom of expression resurfaces

The Liberal Party's Bill C-261 includes 'gender identity and expression' to the list of characteristics protected from hate propaganda, hate crimes, and hate speech under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Human Rights Act. Read more from Simone XX on Women are Human.

April 26, 2022, 7:19 p.m.

WDI raises concerns with UN Women over inaccurate and obfuscating ‘gender’ language

Following the conclusion of the recent CSW66, WDI has written to UN Women to raise serious concerns about the organisation’s adoption of gender ideology language and to ask them to revert to clear sex-based language as used in CEDAW.