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from the dangers of domestic abuse and sexual violence than women everywhere else. The problem has been highlighted in the US lately with some high profile cases of young women being raped and sexually assaulted in so-called Fraternity

organisations include: the Domestic Abuse Act, inclusion of the principle of equality and non-discrimination on the face of the Social Security Act, the forthcoming gender pay gap action plan, Equally Safe , publication of guidance on gender

more than a poor excuse for domestic abuse, the notion of the “mixed marriage” between Catholics and Protestants lives on. With it a whole set of demands, from the mundane to the diplomatic, are made of women. Many of these are wrapped

Women and Girls (VAWAG) and Domestic Violence Thematic Session Mar 2, 2022: Engender welcomes this opportunity to participate in a thematic discussion on violence against women and girls and domestic abuse and ahead of the meeting have

expertise to work on the Domestic Abuse Act. We also joined the Ministerial Working Group established to steer the work, along with fellow feminists Talat Yaqoob from EQUATE Scotland, Dr Ima Jackson from Glasgow Caledonian, and Emily Thomson

experiences of domestic abuse are inextricably linked to their experiences of poverty, of a horrendously uneven playing field in the paid labour market, of a horribly expensive and inaccessible child care system, of little or no power

particular outcome, like the Domestic Abuse Bill (#25) and the Scottish Baby Box (#27). Along with many others, these have been announced previously, with much of the document repackaging a slate of commitments from the SNP manifesto for Holyrood

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.

and Dentistry) Bill, a Domestic Abuse Bill to create emergency protection orders to protect people at risk of domestic abuse and the UNCRC (Incorporation) Bill. The UNCRC Bill will incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into

from the dangers of domestic abuse and sexual violence than women everywhere else. The problem has been highlighted in the US lately with some high profile cases of young women being raped and sexually assaulted in so-called Fraternity