About this episode

Helen Joyce discusses sex-based rights and the intersection of feminism and trans issues.

Helen Joyce is Director of Advocacy for Sex Matters, a UK organisation that advocates for sex-based rights. She has held this position since leaving her senior editorial role at The Economist in 2022. We talked to her about bathrooms, sex differences, whether feminism paved the way for transwomen in female sports, whether men should hold the door open for women, and how we might balance the rights of women and of trans people. We also asked Helen her impressions of where the trans debate is i...

People in this episode

Host: James

Guest: Helen Joyce

Topics covered

• sex-based rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sex Matters, The Economist

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