Don´t let the wind blow our mandala Jun 12: In this powerful blog, Arantxa Garcia de Sola — a member of the project’s Steering Group — reflects on her experience contributing to the newly published report on Poverty and Inequality in Aberdeen. 

Voices from the Front Line - researching social care workers' experiences in Scotland May 15: In this blog SWBG Training and Participation Lead, Heather Williams, reflects on our recently published research Voices from the Front Line: Social care workers in Scotland.

Beyond Scotland: what does childcare look like elsewhere? Dec 17: Over the past year, the Scottish Women’s Budget Group has been exploring different aspects of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) policy in Scotland: from affordability to flexibility (or lack thereof) of services, to the economic impact of investing in childcare (both in the short and long term). While these webinars have touched on some international examples of best practice, the last event of the series sought to address a question left untouched: what does childcare look like elsewhere? The webinar heard from speakers from Canada, France and Estonia.

Reflecting on the Scottish Draft Budget 2025-2026 Dec 5: While it’ll take some time to go through all the budget documentation, including equality impact assessments, and delve into the detail of the Equality and Fairer Scotland Statement, our first take on the budget is that it offers glimmers of hope for women who are feeling the crunch of years of rising prices. Yet more still needs to be done to invest in care and raise further revenue to support public services.