Anni Donaldson is a, journalist, blogger, violence against women researcher and oral historian. Anni won the award for Best Article in the first Write to End VAW Awards in 2013. The Women 5050 campaign stands full-square on the shoulders of the women who pushed the equality agenda in the lead up to Scottish devolution and beyond. …
The Women 5050 campaign has gone from strength to strength over the last year. With our conference coming up and already selling out, we have amassed a huge amount of interest across Scotland. But between the excitement, there is also some hard lobbying that needs to happen. We need to make sure the ability to …
A special blog from Jersusalem Barnabas from Shakti Women’s Aid: A lot has changed since 19th century yet not significantly in terms of women’s voice and concerns being heard. Also in terms of recognition of women’s talents and skills ambitions and contributions. While democracy (we are told), was ‘born in Europe’ (Greece), Women in Europe …
Miriam Brett, feminist activist and policy analyst at The Common Weal writes for Women 5050: Our government seeks to be a genuinely representative body of our wider society, reflecting our diversity, mirroring our hopes. In Scotland, we have witnessed immense progress; with the introduction of all women shortlists and a gender balanced cabinet, and our …
