The terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the Supreme Court has ruled.Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges - including to the UK's highest court - over the definition of "woman" in Scottish legislation mandating 50% female representation on public boards.The dispute centres on whether someone with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under the

The terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the Supreme Court has ruled.Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges - including to the UK's highest court - over the definition of "woman" in Scottish legislation mandating 50% female representation on public boards.The dispute centres on whether someone with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under the UK 2010 Equality Act.