Council and Regulator Harassed Social Worker Over Gender Critical Views, Tribunal Finds

A social worker who was suspended for expressing gender-critical views on Facebook has won a harassment case against her employer and the social work regulator. Rachel Meade, a social worker of over 20 years, won her claims against her employer Westminster City Council (WCC) and regulator Social Work England (SWE) on Tuesday. The social worker said it’s “a huge relief to be so completely vindicated after all this time.” “It has been a horrendous experience,” Ms. Meade said. “This ruling makes it clear that I was entitled to contribute to the important public debate on sex and gender. I hope it will make it easier for other regulated professionals to speak up without threats to their career and reputation.”...