SWBG blog
Producing the Living Gender History Podcast
Members of SWBG took part in the Living Gender History Podcast episode The Politics of Care in Scotland – listen to the episode
6 challenges to embrace in building a caring, green recovery
Last month we launched a paper ‘Challenges for 2021 and beyond’ ahead of the Scottish elections. We called on Scotland’s political parties to respond to the challenges and to commit to invest in an economy that cares. Here we share the six key challenges the politicians must grasp if our recovery is to tackle existing inequality and the climate crisis, while working towards a gender equal economy.
Time to up the ambition for a green care led recovery
Today the Scottish Budget will go through stage 3 and, barring the unexpected, will pass into law.
Reaction to the Scottish Budget 2021/22
Responding to Finance Minister’s Budget Statement on Thursday 28 January
A covid recovery budget that works for women
On Thursday we will hear the Scottish Government’s budget plans. This budget, set in a time like no other, has a lot to live up to. It will lay the foundations of Scotland’s recovery from the economic impact of Covid-19. Attention must be on how the government plans to tackle the stark inequalities that have been so plainly highlighted during lockdown.
It's time to hear from you
As we kick off the new year the Scottish Women’s Budget wants to hear from you.
Reflections and reading recommendations from 2020
For most of us 2020 may be a year we want to forget. But there are important lessons to be had if the recovery from Covid-19 and the economic fallout is going to work to redress the inequalities that have been laid bare this year.
New developments at the Scottish Women's Budget Group
We have some exciting news to share from the Scottish Women’s Budget Group. We are now officially set up as a charity and have received a small amount of funding to help develop and grow the work of SWBG. This brings us into a new phase of development and growth for the group. Our aim is to continue to produce robust analysis to influence policy as Scotland starts its journey of recovery from Covid-19 and build on our long-standing approach of building knowledge and application of feminist economics analysis by offering training and creating accessible resources for our membership and beyond.
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There's no Friday Feminist Five this week, but we wanted to share these words with you about honouring the legacy of Emma Ritch. Normal(ish) social media will resume next week, but Emma will never be far from our thoughts 💜
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1 day ago by EngenderScot
Being able to participate in public finance processes is an important part of building fairer budgets. Check out this Open Government event to find out more about processes behind Scotland's public finances 1 day ago
Do you know how financial decisions are made within Scotland? Do you have ideas about how these decisions could be made more accessible & easier to understand?
Join our Financial Transparency workshop on 29th July to share your views!
Sign up here ➡️ forms.office.com/pages/r… 
3 days ago- ICYMI: Check out the @UofGGenderHist Podcast Living Gender History. SWBG members took part in the latest episode - The Politics of Care in Scotland, it was great to be part of the discussion we hope you enjoy listening 🙂
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- @scotgovopen Wanting to know more about Scotland's public finances? Here's a look inside with Open Government on July 29th. 1 day ago in reply to scotgovopen
