Items tagged “asylum”
Blog posts
Guest Post: Gender matters in refugee policyMarch 23 2017 at 13:11
Refugee Women's Strategy Group, Umoja Inc, and Engender launch reports on gender and asylumJuly 29 2014 at 11:36
Guest post: ‘Women and Children First?’ The reality of maternity care for Scotland’s refused asylum seekersJuly 15 2014 at 08:00
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Engender produces a range of publications including reports about specific subjects, parliamentary briefings, responses to consultations, and our annual reports. These are all available online, and we can also send printed copies of selected reports. Contact us to arrange this.
The Gender Matters Roadmap
In 2017 Engender launched the Gender Matters Roadmap, which sets out the steps needed to move closer to women's equality in Scotland by 2030.
An Abuse of Power: African Women’s Experience of the Asylum Process in Scotland
Engender worked with Umoja Inc, a network of African single mothers seeking asylum in Scotland, to explore some of the gendered barriers in the asylum process. Critical to these is a failure by UKBA and other Scottish and UK agencies to understand the patriarchies within the women's countries of origin.
Date of publication: July 2014.
Filename: Briefing-7-Asylum.pdf | File size: 90KB | Tags: asylum
Engender Response to the Discussion Paper on Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation in Scotland
Engender's Response to the Government Discussion Paper on Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation in Scotland
Date of publciation: June 2008.
Filename: 080621-Discussion-Paper-on-Tackling-Poverty-Final-Response.pdf | File size: 135KB | Tags: austerity poverty socialsecurity asylumjoin Engender
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