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.

Engender submission to the Scottish Parliament Social Security Committee inquiry on benefit take-up

This document is a submission of written evidence to the Scottish Parliament Social Security Committee inquiry on benefit take-up. We welcome the Committee’s inquiry into benefit take-up and the opportunity to outline our concerns as well as the constructive, yet ongoing, discussions with the Scottish Government to ensure equalities considerations are addressed.

Date of publication: October 2019.

Filename: Engender-submission-of-evidence-to-the-Scottish-parliament-Social-Security-Committee-inquiry-on-Benefit-Take-up-20.10.19.pdf | File size: 200KB | Tags: socialsecurity, care

Gender Edit of Scotland's Programme For Government 2020-2021

This gender edit of The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government compiles all references to women, gender and issues with implications for gender equality which appear in the document.

This year’s Programme for Government comes amid the Scottish Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and ahead of the Scottish Elections in 2021. Considerable focus is given to protecting jobs and adjustments or investments in the health and social care system. The Government announced four new Bills to be introduced and the continuation of Bills already introduced ahead of the dissolution for the election next year.

Date published: September 2020.

Filename: GENDER-EDIT-OF-PROTECTING-SCOTLAND-RENEWING-SCOTLAND-THE-GOVERNMENTS-PROGRAMME-FOR-SCOTLAND-2020-2021.pdf | File size: 251KB | Tags: genderedit, faireconomy, covid19, womensrights, cedaw, socialsecurity, care

Engender Parliamentary Briefing: International Women's Day 2017

This International Women’s Day Engender is drawing attention to two overlapping areas of women’s inequality: the persistent glass ceiling that has resulted in women filling only 27% of Scotland’s 3029 positions of power across political institutions, public sector, media and cultural bodies, and corporate world; and women’s persistently high share of unpaid domestic and reproductive labour.

Date of publication: March 2017.

Filename: IWD-2017-Engender-Parliamentary-Briefing.pdf | File size: 619KB | Tags: iwd womensrights makingworkvisible care

Scotland's Futures: Women and Care

This briefing is part of a series that sets out how power and responsibility to tackle critical gender equality issues are divided between Holyrood and Westminster. It is part of Engender’s contribution to the independence referendum debate.

Date of publication: August 2014.

Filename: Engender-Briefing-3--women-and-care.pdf | File size: 65KB | Tags: indyref care socialcare childcare

Preparing to Care: Woman to Woman – A Guide to Becoming a Carer

This guide was prepared by women from the Inverness area who found themselves caring for their partners. They came together as a group to take part in Engender's 'Equality Counting' project funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Date of publication: September 2012.

Filename: Preparing-to-Care-A51.pdf | File size: 3089KB | Tags: care socialcare womensrights

Women in Scotland: Facts and Stats 2012 Calendar

Women in Scotland calendar 2012: monthly facts and stats on women's inequality.

Date of publication: January 2012.

Filename: Engender2012CalendarFinal.pdf | File size: 3219KB | Tags: equality womensrights international publiclife politics genderpaygap care socialcare socialsecurity childcare vawg

Gender Audit Series: Care & Caring

A summary and discussion of the implications of data from the Gender Audit of Statistics [Breitenbach,E. and Wasoff, F. Scottish Executive Social Research 2007] relating to care and caring prepared by S. Macpherson, Engender Associate and E. Thomson.

Filename: Care-Caring.pdf | File size: 50KB | Tags: care socialcare childcare

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Blog posts

Scotland’s economic recovery will fail if it doesn’t think about women’s equalityJune 3 2020 at 08:42

#MakingWorkVisible for International Women's Day 2020March 8 2020 at 20:22

GUEST POST: Four days? For whom?December 18 2019 at 08:20

Menopause Matters: Ending the stigmaJuly 26 2019 at 09:59

Menopause Matters: Share your experience in our surveyJune 12 2019 at 14:01

Making Work Visible is back – and we need your help!February 14 2019 at 10:01

Women Make Glasgow: Engender statement in support of the Equal Pay StrikeOctober 22 2018 at 10:59

Scotland's Programme for Government - what's in it for women?September 11 2017 at 13:51

Shared Statement of Ambition on Social Care launchedJuly 27 2016 at 16:01

Guest Post: I care about……March 4 2016 at 15:41

Guest Post: Social Care and Gender Equality: Independent Living in Scotland’s Dialogue on the Future Funding of Social CareMarch 2 2016 at 11:53

Guest Post: Gender Inequality in Old AgeMarch 1 2016 at 17:33

Challenge Poverty Week: Gender Matters in CareOctober 23 2015 at 15:02

Guest Post: Scotland, a fairer and healthier nation?September 22 2015 at 16:29

Guest Post: Women at the heart of decision making: How women’s goals and ambitions can shape and create better public policyMarch 11 2015 at 10:34

We celebrated IWD by talking about women's equality & Scotland's futuresMarch 18 2014 at 12:17

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