Emily Carver: Making misogyny a hate crime would be a big mistake

It should worry us all that a Conservative government is even on board with the concept of a hate crime.

WATCH: It’s “crucial we find effective ways to support victims through the criminal justice system”, says Nokes

She adds that there are “significant problems” with getting victims to come forward.

Therapy and the law. The technical considerations for the Government as it plans a conversion therapy ban.

Badenoch and the Prime Minister have called the proposed ban ‘complex’. Here’s why they did so.

Ross Mackinnon: In defence of men

Imposing collective guilt on a group is fundamentally unconservative. I hope never to see our Party dabble with it.

The Government’s new safety measures for women and girls feel rushed and superficial

Its response seems more about appeasing protesters than creating credible solutions to misogyny.

Crispin Blunt and Sue Pascoe: The Government must act decisively to win the trust of the LGBT+ community

Now is the time to show leadership to assert that the days of Section 28 are not returning.

James Frayne: How will the aftermath of Clapham Common affect the public standing of the police?

I don’t think it will lead to a serious drop in support – but officers will likely not have the same benefit of the doubt after the next such incident.

Steve Baker and Dominic Grieve: Saturday’s vigil, its mishandling – and why we should be wary of this plan for more police powers

Those MPs voting for the Bill today must make clear their intent to improve it later stages – and protect our civil liberties.

Don’t blame the police for failures to hold them accountable. To make streets safer, have more local control.

That there may be as many as three investigations into Saturday’s events on Clapham Common tells us much we need to know.

Mia Rees: It’s time to stop the final tampon tax loophole – and scrap VAT on period underwear

The Treasury risks being accused of constraining personal choice – and penalising those who want to switch to an environmentally friendly product.

Gary Powell: My councillor handbook for the Census has arrived – with science abandoned for woke identity politics

Unless the obvious definitions of biological sex are clearly established in law, then the sex-based protections of girls and women will be undermined.

Johnson believes in gender equality (but is putting more men than women in the House of Lords)

In the wake of International Women’s Day, the third article in a five-piece series on ConservativeHome this week.

Dolly Theis: Ask her to stand – a guide to elections

In the wake of International Women’s Day, the second article in a five-piece series on ConservativeHome this week.

Radical: Despite lockdown, the gender wars rage on. Here’s our round up of the biggest issues of the week.

One of the most striking developments was Mordaunt criticising the use of the word ‘woman’ in the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill.

Ryan Shorthouse and Phoebe Arslanagic-Wakefield: Domestic abuse is everyone’s business

Employers, not just government, have an important role, to help victims – especially during this crisis.