vrouwenruimtes.nl

About this site

Vrouwenruimtes.nl is about single-sex spaces for women — changing rooms, shelters, toilets, sports and detention — and why those spaces exist. The site examines the law, safety and dignity at stake when “woman” is reduced to a feeling.

What you’ll find on vrouwenruimtes.nl

• The legal framework: what the law says about single-sex provisions
• Why safety and privacy are grounded in sex
• Shelters, sports, toilets and detention as concrete domains
• International case law and policy
• Balancing inclusion with women’s rights

For whom

For women, policymakers and legal professionals who want to carefully weigh the importance of single-sex spaces.

Related in the network: gendersport.nl on the women’s category in sport, zelfidentificatie.nl on the legal framework, and genderideologie.nl on the underlying ideology.

Part of the gender network

vrouwenruimtes.nl is one of more than forty specialist sites in the Dutch-language gender network of Stichting Genderinfo i.o. Every site in the network covers one subject in depth: from science and medical facts to care, legislation, the public debate and support for specific audiences. That way you always find the site that answers your question most sharply. Note: most network sites are in Dutch.

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