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anyone to read, so I will focus solely on the care we received from our midwives, despite the challenges they faced working within Covid-19 guidelines. To the midwife who pulled the mask from my face as I struggled to breathe amidst my tears

and an aggressive focus on breastfeeding. I searched out information. I learned about the biology of my own body. Spotify podcasts told me what being postpartum might look like - how long recovery could actually take. Prior to going

in the UK, with a particular focus on health inequality. I came across some shocking news regarding the health and the high rate of death of pregnant black women recently, which I believe, together with the news of a higher rate of mental health

shifted the political focus from Westminster. In some ways devolution has let it off the hook. The nursery nurses didn’t board a train to Westminster to breathe down the necks of the politicians with the real power over pay. Just

security, with a particular focus on gender and peacebuilding. Her current work aims to bring a feminist analysis to the political economy of building peace, and she's an active member of the Women’s International League for Peace and

funding for, or professional focus on, health issues that disproportionately affect women, or affect women differently to men, can mean that these issues are not equally accommodated for in health services or awareness-raising initiatives. This

beings. Health is a big focus for people in the world right now because of the pandemic, but our access to health services is harder than it has ever been. Lots of us feel that it is much more difficult to get an appointment with a doctor now.

on Women and Girls. The focus of the Council this year is 'gender architecture', a key part of mainstreaming gender. To mark the launch of our report What Works for Women: improving gender mainstreaming in Scotland , we asked Louise

of mainstreaming are you focused on? Close the Gap works on women’s labour market inequality, which includes policy advocacy and employer engagement. The Scottish-specific duties of the public sector equality duty (PSED) are a big focus

of mainstreaming are you focused on? We focus on all aspects of mainstreaming, with particular attention to race. We produce guidance for public bodies on the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), which includes mainstreaming activity. We