Welcome
Welcome to Engender
Engender is Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation.
Engender has a vision for a Scotland in which women and men have equal opportunities in life, equal access to resources and power, and are equally safe and secure from harm.
Remembering Emma Ritch
Tributes to Engender's Executive Director, Emma Ritch
CEDAW
Find out why CEDAW is the superhero we need
Remembering Emma Ritch
Tributes to Engender's Executive Director, Emma Ritch
Covid-19 and women's equality
Charting women's experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland
Our funders
Engender receives funding from various organisations, with the Scottish Government Equality Fund as our main grant funder. We also rely on membership payments and donations from supporters which gives us unrestricted funding to spend on our feminist work.
You can find out more information about Engender's finances in our Annual Report.
From our blog
Free period products, when and where we need them In this blog, Engender's Communications and Engagement Manager, Alys Mumford, talks about our continuing work to ensure access to free period products.A common trope seen in film and TV is a woman being caught short in a nightclub toilet and being met with dozens of new friends proffering tampons and pads. And while I do have experience on both sides of this scene, I also have memories of sneaking a pad up the sleeve of my school jumper when going to the loo, wearing a hoodie tied round my waist on a freezing day in case I was leaking, using a code word to talk about tampons on holiday (‘cereal bars’ in case you’re wondering, and no I can’t remember why), and stressing out when a borrowed tampon had an applicator which I’d never used before.
Announcing the death of Emma Ritch, Engender's Executive Director
Latest tweets
- RT @NicolaSturgeon: No funeral is easy, but this one was especially hard. Emma was taken far too soon, but amidst the tears there was a… twitter.com/i/web/status… 4 days ago
- A collection will also be made at Emma's funeral today, to be split between the two charities. The Engender office… twitter.com/i/web/status… … 4 days ago in reply to EngenderScot
Latest publications
Engender response to the Scottish Government consultation on Local Place Plan Regulations
Engender welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Local Place Plan Regulations.
Engender response to the Scottish Government consultation on Abortion notifications and data
On The Engender
On the Engender is Scotland's feminist policy podcast. It is produced by Engender and features experts from across the women's sector in Scotland. Listen here.
Gender Equal Media Scotland
Engender is a partner in the GEMS project, which works to transform Scotland's media through feminist research, journalism and campaigning. Find out more.
Equal Representation Coalition
Engender is a member of the Equal Representation Coalition, which has a vision for Scotland where our elected representatives truly reflect the diversity of the Scottish population. Find out more.
European Women's Lobby
Engender is a member of the European Women's Lobby, the largest network of women's organisations in the EU, promoting women's rights and gender equality. Find out more.
UK Joint Committee on Women
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Engender represents Scotland on the UK Joint Committee on Women, alongside NAWO, NIWEP and WEN Wales.
