Engender blog
A new look for the Public Sector Equality Duty?
The public sector equality duty (PSED) is the key lever for gender mainstreaming in policymaking in Scotland. As mainstreaming fans will know, Engender and other equality stakeholders have been advocating for a review of the Scottish Specific Duties (SSDs) of the PSED, which is now happening.
At present the SSDs are not fit for purpose in embedding equality at the heart of public sector work, supporting public bodies in fulfilling their obligations, and ultimately better enabling equality and fulfilment of rights for women and others oppressed groups. So while we were really pleased when the review was announced, we were disappointed that the current proposals are far from ambitious enough. We’ve been working this year to push the Scottish Government to go much further with the review, so the Public Sector Equality Duty can actually fulfil its potential as something which pushes, and supports, public bodies to actually achieve better outcomes for women and people with protected characteristics.
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Engender Briefing: Pension Credit Entitlement Changes
From 15 May 2019, new changes will be introduced which will require couples where one partner has reached state pension age and one has not (‘mixed age couples’) to claim universal credit (UC) instead of Pension Credit.
Engender Parliamentary Briefing: Condemnation of Misogyny, Racism, Harassment and Sexism
Engender welcomes this Scottish Parliament Debate on Condemnation of Misogyny, Racism, Harassment and Sexism and the opportunity to raise awareness of the ways in which women in Scotland’s inequality contributes to gender-based violence.
Gender Matters in Social Security: Individual Payments of Universal Credit
A paper calling on the Scottish Government to automatically split payments of Universal Credit between couples, once this power is devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
Gender Matters Manifesto: Twenty for 2016
This manifesto sets out measures that, with political will, can be taken over the next parliamentary term in pursuit of these goals.
Scottish NGO Briefing for UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
Joint briefing paper for the UN Rapporteur on Violence Against Women.
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