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GUEST BLOG: Pregnancy in lockdown: Leaving joy out of it
We've been working with the ALLIANCE and The Health and Social Care Academy
to gather information about experiences of pregnancy and maternity
services during Covid-19 from women across Scotland. Alongside our work,
we're sharing a series of guest blogs reflecting on those experiences.
Here, Kirsty Kinloch talks about the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 and pregnancy in 2020.
The Coronavirus pandemic, lockdowns and restrictions changed the whole experience for those who were pregnant during 2020 and 2021. It’s an anxious experience in normal times, but add a deadly virus, the removal of your entire support system and healthcare restrictions, and you’ve got a recipe for worry. When I think back over my pregnancy and the early life of my daughter, I am sad to say that the overwhelming feeling is one of disappointment.
Women's and Human Rights organisations restate support for Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Women's and human rights organisations in Scotland, including Engender, have written to the UN Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women and Girls restating their support for Scotland's Gender Recogntion Reform Bill.
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Cost of Living Crisis: The financial impact on women's access to housing
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Tell us your experiences of pregnancy and maternity during Covid-19
Scottish Government’s Emergency Budget Review runs the risk of making women’s lives worse
Making it Happen for 2027: Transforming Local Democracy for Women
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What does the Programme for Government mean for women's equality?
Engender’s shadow report to CESCR: a key tool for promoting a gender-sensitive incorporation of ICESCR and improving women’s lives in Scotland
For many years women's equality advocates have been campaigning for the incorporation of CEDAW into Scots Law, but that isn't the only UN Convention which is key for the protection of women's equality and rights. This final blog from student Beatriz Morganti Brandão sums up her work to explore how the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights can be used to protect women in Scotland.
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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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