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Men are overrepresented in all of Scotland’s democratic bodies. There are multiple barriers to women – particularly women of colour, disabled women and LGBTI+ women – accessing politics.

Women’s rights are at risk in Scotland, as Brexit and challenges to the Human Rights Act threaten to undermine hard-won victories like protection from maternity discrimination.

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, women’s health was being woefully under-served in Scotland.

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Social Security is a vital tool to address inequality in Scotland. But women have borne the brunt of cuts to social security entitlements and public services due to the policy of austerity from UK Government.

Abortion remains within the criminal justice system in Scotland, with women requiring the approval of two doctors to access routine, safe reproductive healthcare.

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Mainstream economics does not reflect the reality of women’s lives and contributions to society. Feminist economists have long called for gender inequality at the heart of our national and international economic frameworks.

For our second blog, Sophia Collins shared three scenes of the invisible emotional, domestic, and reproductive labour done by women: Read Sophia's blog here. Our next blog was from Ailsa Clarke, and highlighted the

Care and childcare – both paid and unpaid - are key issues of women’s inequality in Scotland.