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the number of women on public boards from 36 per cent by introducing non-compliance penalties. Women have borne the brunt of Tory austerity which has slashed public services and eroded social security. So I will ensure the Scottish

Why we’re calling for action on quotas and better data collection about our candidates.

for deciding what public bodies must do to meet the requirements of the public sector equality duty (PSED), including publishing equal pay statements , but can't otherwise create regulation or legislate on equalities. The

by Edinburgh Council and public sector partners including NHS Lothian, Police Scotland and the Fire and Rescue Service, the purpose of EaRN is to enable individuals, rights groups, third sector organisations and communities of interest to work

workers in the public sector numbered around 5.7 million in mid–2013, and made up just under 20% of total employment. Nearly 2/3rds of this workforce are women, and tend to work in the NHS, education and social care. Changes to

Last year, Engender was awarded funding from the Delivering Equally Safe fund of the Scottish Government, for work on primary prevention of violence against women. We are now at the end of the first year of this funding and our Policy Officer for

The lost jobs in the public sector previously occupied by women (as the majority of public sector employees), withdrawal of public services, downward pressure on wages and recasting of welfare and where concerns for dignity and

the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill. Engender Response to the Scottish Government Consultation on the Draft Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill Engender welcomes the opportunity to respond to the

goes beyond a simple fear of public spaces. It's a suffocating fear of being in situations where escape is difficult, and the fear of panic attacks threatens to consume your every waking moment. But what happens when we introduce gender into

into how the Scottish public assess different constitutional scenarios with regards to how well it could promote gender equality and improve childcare provision. The graph below shows how men, women and the public as a whole assess the