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Women's experiences of childcare shared through our survey
This is the second blog in our series by Heather Williams looking at what women told us earlier this year when we conducted a survey to find out more about their local public spending priorities, impact of the cost of living crisis and experiences of child and social care.
Responding to the Spring Statement
Blog by Heather Williams, SWBG Training Lead
Why gender budgeting matters
This month, the convener of the Scottish Women's Budget Group, Angela O'Hagan, appeared on the Scottish feminist policy podcast On The Engender to talk about gender budgeting. The podcast also features voices from SWBG members talking about why they are part of the group.
Equality must be at the heart of Scotland’s budget
In advance of the release of the Draft Scottish Budget, the Scottish Women’s Budget Group is calling for care to be included in the Scottish Government’s planned investment in infrastructure.
She works hard for the money
On Tuesday 7th June, the Scottish Women's Budget Group joined forces with Engender and Close the Gap to hold an event looking at gender budgeting.
Welcome to Scottish Women's Budget Group's new blog
We hope to use this space to share information about budgets and gender budgeting, our events and publications, and our semi-regular meetings. We're part of a vibrant women's sector in Scotland, and we'll be including voices from across the sector on women and the economy.
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"There is a lack of availability around care that is affordable." Earlier this year women told us their experiences of accessing childcare. Check out our latest blog on our women's survey results swbg.org.uk/news/blog/wo… 1 week ago
Important new report from @YWTrust showing how young women are struggling with cost of living scandal
1 week ago by WomensBudgetGrpπ Out of a pandemic and into a cost of living crisis. Young women are more likely than young men to be struggling and more than half are filled with dread at the state of their finances. Read our new report: youngwomenstrust.org/our… #CostOfLivingCrisis π§΅#Thread
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