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of months in shifting the focus of discussion from traditional attitudes towards a type of politics we want to see, a pre-figurative politics. This blog is part of a series that Engender have commissioned looking at sexism in the run up to

As always, our primary focus is that the equality and rights of women and girls are protected and strengthened, and that will remain the key determinant of our future work with the Census Bill. Yours sincerely,

Regulation of abortion care in Scotland is in urgent need of modernisation, with the current framework acting as a drag on services and as a barrier to timely access.

Justice Shona Robison said a focus on long-term parental employment opportunities, strengthened social security and support to reduce household costs are at the heart of the new four year delivery plan, and you can see the full plan online here .

into being, and its critical focus on prevention really aligns with the duty. So much of the inequality that women experience comes from laws, policy, programmes, and institutions that have missed the opportunity to get it right for women in

Engender and the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) have published a new report spotlighting women’s experiences of pregnancy and maternity services during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

budgeting, which is the focus of our latest episode of On the Engender, is about analysing the spending decisions of governments, councils, and other institutions to see how they impact on different genders. It’s about making sure that

countries of origin is the focus of Engender's paper, An abuse of power: African women's experience of the asylum process in Scotland . It brings together work that we did with Umoja Inc, a network of African single mothers seeking

found themselves the focus of the global and Scottish media. It’s been less of a good week for the women with experience of the rape, sexual harassment, and everyday sexism that flow from their toxic notions of women’s place in

economic strategy and a focus of the Scottish investment strategy. 4. Our investment bank should invest in research and development, but the jobs and technologies it creates should benefit men and women, boys and girls. Investment in