Engaging with the Budget Process Briefing This briefing outlines view from women participating in the Scottish Women’s Budget Group 2026 Women’s Survey and from women engaged in our 2025-26 Women’s Economic Empowerment project.

Equality, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny Submission 2022

Finance and Public Administration Pre-Budget Scruting - SWBG response

From Policy Ambition to Implementation: A Gender Budget Review of the Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland From Policy Ambition To Implementation: A Gender Budget Review Of The Expansion Of Early Learning And Childcare In Scotland This report presents findings from research which explored the implementation of the Scottish Government’s policy on expanded funded early learning and childcare (ELC) at local level, and the impact of this implementation on the potential for achieving the policy’s objectives.

Gender Responsive Budgeting - Local Government Elected Member Briefing

Just Transition Energy Strategy SWBG Response

Local Authority Budget Briefing

Local Spending and Women's Equality - pre-election report

Parliamentary Briefing. Scottish Government Priorities Eradicating Child Poverty Briefing for Scottish Parliament debate on 11th June 2024.

Response to Equality, Human Rights, Civil Justice Committee pre-budget scrutiny

Response to Finance and Public Administration Committees Pre-budget Scrutiny

Review of National Outcomes: Call for Evidence - SWBG Response

Submission to Advisory Council on Development of the National Strategy on Economic Transformation

SWBG Annual Report and Accounts year ending 31 March 2024

SWBG Annual Report and Accounts year ending 31 March 2025

SWBG Briefing Scottish Government Priorities: Investing in Scotland's Public Services Briefing for debate held on Thursday 13th June

SWBG Local Spending and Women's Equality

SWBG National Care Service Consultation Response

SWBG Pre-Budget Briefing 2022

SWBG Pre-Budget Briefing paper December 2021

SWBG Response to Tax Policy and the Budget consultation

SWBG Response to the draft Budget 2022-23

SWBG Trustees Report 2020-21

SWBG Women's Survey Priorities Briefing

SWBG Women's Survey Results

Towards a transformative universal adult social care support service for Scotland

Trustees' Report and Annual Accounts - for year ended 31 March 2022

Women's Survey 2026: Cost of Living Pressures On 25th February 2026, the Scottish Women’s Budget Group (SWBG) launched its fifth annual Women’s Survey.

Women's Survey Results Report - respondents with a disability

Women, Work and Wealth in Scotland's changing economy 2022

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Public Service Reform Committee Pre-Budget Scrutiny SWBG Response

Parliamentary Briefing. Progressing NACWG recommendations on equality (SG debate)

‘I am just keeping my head above water’: Young women’s experiences of the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland

Letter to SNP Leadership Candidates to go further on gender equality

Letter to John Swinney MSP - Gender Budget Analysis in Budgetary Reviews

SWBG Local Spending and Women's Equality

SWBG Women's Survey Results

Women's Voices Flyer

Engender's 'gender edit' of Scottish Government Draft Budget 2018-19

New research shows that poverty, ethnicity and gender magnify the impact of austerity on BME women

What can gender budgeting achieve

Why feminists should care about Gender Budgeting

Resolution on Greece signed by feminist economists

Resolution on Greece signed by feminist economists

Working towards economic progress for women

Gender Budgeting Toolkit - Appendix 1 Data Sources

George don’t fritter money away on pre-election give-aways, spend it on carers, teachers and homes instead

Gender Inequality and Poverty Project Information

Gender Audit of the Scottish Budget 2024

Resource List and Glossary of the Scottish Budget Process

January 24 workshop Presentation 1

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