UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a 'woman' is defined in law

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UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a 'woman' is defined in law
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The U.K. Supreme Court has begun hearing a legal challenge focusing on the definition of “woman” in a long-running dispute between a women’s right campaign group and the Scottish government.

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Scottish officials then issued guidance stating that the definition of “woman” included a transgender woman who has a gender recognition certificate.“Not tying the definition of sex to its ordinary meaning means that public boards could conceivably comprise of 50% men, and 50% men with certificates, yet still lawfully meet the targets for female representation," the group’s director Trina Budge said.

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