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General Election 2024 - Reforming social security to fight women's poverty
We’re calling on candidates in the upcoming General Election to commit to taking action on four key areas for women if elected.
In our What’s in it for women? four-part series, we’ll break down each of our key asks covering health, social security, equal representation and immigration.
Today, we’ll focus on social security and why we need reform of household payments of Universal Credit and removal of the two-child limit to fight women’s poverty.
Find and email your local candidates with our pre-written letter here.
General Election 2024 - Why we need equal representation of women in politics
We’re calling on candidates in the upcoming General Election to commit to taking action on four key areas for women if elected.
In our What’s in it for women? four-part series, we’ll break down each of our key asks covering health, social security, equal representation and immigration.
Today, we’ll focus on equal representation and why we’re calling for action on quotas and better data collection about our candidates.
Find and email your local candidates with our pre-written letter here.
General Election 2024 – The urgent need to modernise abortion law.
We’re calling on candidates in the upcoming General Election to commit to taking action on four key areas for women if elected. In our What’s in it for women? four-part series, we’ll break down each of our key asks covering health, social security, equal representation and immigration.
Today, we’ll focus on health, and why we’re calling for the urgent modernisation of abortion law in Scotland.
Find and email your local candidates with our pre-written letter here.
General Election 2024?– What’s in it for women??
Email your local candidates with our pre-written letter here
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We’re calling on candidates to commit to taking action on four key areas for women if elected – and we need your help.
Political decision-making affects women’s daily lives, yet there is a significant void in women’s representation and distribution of power in Scotland. We advocate for a Scotland where women are part of every political and economic decision, both as decision-makers and as citizens who are affected by the consequences of these decisions.
A decade of austerity policies, the pandemic, and the ongoing cost of living crisis have all impacted women disproportionately. Issues like fuel costs, unpaid care, housing, women’s safety, mental health and social security continue to impact the most marginalised women.
The General Election on 4th July is an opportunity for the next UK Government to prioritise women’s rights and equality.
We need change to make women’s voices heard.
Building primary prevention of VAWG in Scottish policymaking - Invitation to Tender
Could you help us develop a programme of engagement and participatory research?
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is endemic in Scotland and has devastating physical and psychological consequences for women and girls as well as their families and communities.
Almost every area of our lives is affected by public policy decisions, from our healthcare to the public transport we take. Women experience life differently to men and these differences are not always considered.
Engender’s Delivering Equally Safe funded project focuses on how different areas of public policy – including those outwith justice and equalities domains – can prevent violence against women and girls from occurring by tackling the root cause: women’s inequality.
Our work so far
At our Primary Prevention of VAWG in Policymaking conference in March, we brought together over 50 attendees from across 30 organisations for a dynamic blend of presentations, workshops, and discussions. Attendees included policy professionals and experts from a wide range of sectors, including many people new to gender mainstreaming and VAWG issues. On the day, participants addressed current barriers and shared best practises for inclusive, intersectional policymaking that works for women.
Many attendees expressed a desire for more cross-sector collaboration and knowledge-sharing opportunities around primary prevention in policymaking. In the next phase of our project, we are seeking to explore how we can develop these opportunities and make recommendations for the future development of this work.
Invitation to Tender
We are seeking a consultant to facilitate a programme of engagement and participatory research to build on and explore the ideas generated at our conference and to provide opportunities for a range of partners to collaborate and create opportunities for cross-sector and cross-policy working across Scotland.
We’re looking for someone with experience of:
- A feminist analysis of violence against women and girls
- A solid understanding of primary prevention of violence against women and girls
- Presentation, facilitation and group work skills
- Participatory research design and implementation
- Evidence gathering and analysis
- Presenting findings
You can access and complete the full Invitation to Tender document here. Please send completed proposals to Catriona Kirkpatrick at catriona.kirkpatrick@engender.org.uk with ‘Primary Prevention in Policymaking Network Development’ in the subject line in your email.
Deadline for receipt of tender proposals: 9am Thursday 27th June 2024
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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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