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It is outrageous that women still do not have equal access to resources in modern Scotland. Women’s financial inequality has been accepted by our politicians and by our society more broadly. Enough is enough. Today, we launch our new series, Confronting Women’s Poverty , outlining our 5-point plan of action to eliminate the gender income gap and prevent destitution for women and their children.
In this guest blog, Louise Brady from Independent Age shares what we can learn from the Older People’s Economic Wellbeing Index, and the need for change to tackle the impact on women.
Today, we publish our new research ‘Part of the Job?’, Women councillors’ experiences of sexism, misogyny and gender-based violence in Scottish Councils . This research exposes the endemic scale of violence against women in local politics and its serious consequences for individual women and for Scottish democracy.
The recently published Voluntary Health Scotland (IN)VISIBLE research report explores the complex relationship between sex, gender, and health. In this guest blog, report author Sarah Latto reflects on the findings and how we can work together to bring about systemic change.
Ahead of the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections on 7th May, today Engender is publishing our new paper exploring why women MSPs are stepping down, and what we can do to tackle this.
Women and girls face significant barriers to good mental and physical health in Scotland. Health issues that disproportionately affect women, or affect women differently to men, have historically lacked funding and professional focus, meaning that women’s health needs are not equally prioritised and understood across health services and more broadly.
Against the backdrop of the rise in online misogyny and far-right politics, young women are increasingly concerned about a regression in their human rights. In this guest blog, MSc student Matilda Fairgrieve interrogates Gen Z’s socially active image and shares her perspective as part of a digitally divided generation.
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