“Women Speak Tasmania stands for the right of every woman and girl to safe, female-only spaces—protecting toilets, change rooms, shelters, and refuges from policies that compromise privacy and security.”
- From Sex-Segregated Spaces to All-Gender Design: Reflections from The HubOn 29 May 2026, representatives from Women Speak Tasmania attended the Northern Suburbs Community Recreation Hub in Mowbray following an invitation from the Tasmanian Department of State Growth to inspect the facility’s all-gender amenities and discuss the design philosophy underpinning… Read more: From Sex-Segregated Spaces to All-Gender Design: Reflections from The Hub
- Remembering Why Women Fought for Spaces of Their OwnRecently, members of Women Speak Tasmania visited the electorate office of Nick Duigan in Invermay, Launceston. We presented a copy of A Loo of One’s Own by Eleri Harris to the Minister for Sport. At first glance, this colourful children’s… Read more: Remembering Why Women Fought for Spaces of Their Own
- The Northern Hub, Parliament Hypocrisy, and the Real Cost of “Inclusion”At Women Speak Tasmania, we have spent years fighting to protect women’s hard-won single-sex spaces. The evidence is clear, the data is consistent, and the lived reality for girls and women is being ignored in the rush toward “inclusion.” The… Read more: The Northern Hub, Parliament Hypocrisy, and the Real Cost of “Inclusion”
- Defending Women’s Privacy and Safety: WST’s Submission to the National Construction Code ConsultationWomen Speak Tasmania (WST) responded to the Australian Building Codes Board’s (ABCB) public consultation on proposed changes to the National Construction Code (NCC)—specifically, the introduction of “all-gender” sanitary facilities and shifts in terminology from “sex” to “gender.” Our submission highlighted… Read more: Defending Women’s Privacy and Safety: WST’s Submission to the National Construction Code Consultation
- The Story of Hobart’s Gender-Inclusive Toilet PostersIn 2019, Hobart City Council debated whether to display posters in public toilets supporting trans and gender-diverse people. The initiative was introduced by Councillor Holly Ewin in May 2019. Cr Ewin argued that displaying posters would show solidarity with Hobart’s… Read more: The Story of Hobart’s Gender-Inclusive Toilet Posters
- Protest and Boycott Call Over Girl Guides Australia’s Trans Inclusion PolicyOn October 11, 2018, Women Speak Tasmania held a street protest calling for a boycott of Girl Guides Australia (GGA). The protest coincided with International Day of the Girl Child and raised concerns about the organisation’s policy change allowing male-bodied… Read more: Protest and Boycott Call Over Girl Guides Australia’s Trans Inclusion Policy