Women 5050 have responded to the Smith Commission recommending that further powers be devolved to allow Scotland to legislate for quotas to allow fair representation of women in the Scottish Parliament, in Councils and on public boards. You can read the full response here; women 5050 smith response
Angela Constance of the SNP, is the latest MSP to back the call for 50% representation of women, below is her press statement and you can join her by signing up to support us here Angela Constance backs women to succeed. Angela Constance has signed up for the Women 50:50 Campaign. “Barriers to women in …
Today all Scottish political parties published their first response to the Smith Commission on further devolved powers to Scotland We welcome the references to creating fair representation for women in some of the responses. However we would like to see a stronger commitment as the process continues. Women 5050 will be submitting its own response which …
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Feminist academics Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mckay take us through the ups and downs of fighting for quotas and how a campaign like Women 5050 can make it to the finishing line and create real, lasting change for women in Scotland. Read more here.
