Women

Amazing Women of Scotland from the 18th century to the present

Author / Creator: Bylines Scotland

Media type: Article

Date published: 2024

Some of the Famous Scottish Women who Changed Our World

Misogyny and Criminal Justice Working Group recommendations: response

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Discussion Paper

Date published: 2023

Government response to an independent report on how the Scottish criminal justice system deals with misogyny faced by women and girls. 

Misogyny – A Human Rights Issue

Author / Creator: Helena Kennedy

Date published: 2023

Establishment of an offence of misogyny as a criminal offence is needed.

A Parliament for All - Reforms to strengthen representation and participation at Holyrood unveiled

Author / Creator: Meryl Kenny

Media type: Report

Date published: 2023

"The representation and influence of women at Holyrood" needs to be improved.

Women in agriculture - implementing equality commitments: research report

Author / Creator: Patricia Findlay

Media type: Report

Date published: 2022

Effective ways of bringing about greater gender equality within Scottish agricultural businesses.

Scotland’s Islamophobia.

Author / Creator: Peter Hopkins

Media type: Research Report

Date published: 2021

Islamaphobia is experienced by most people of Muslin faith in Scotland.

Women, Gender, and Politics in Scotland

Author / Creator: Meryl Kenny

Date published: 2020

There has been uneven progress made for women as political actors and for gender as an issue in post-devolution Scottish politics.

Women of an Independent Mind: The Future of Women’s Equality in Scotland

Author / Creator: Angela O’Hagan

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: September 2020

This policy paper outlines a series of proposals for how to work towards women’s equality in an independent Scotland