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Thursday 16 December

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Scottish Govt committed to gender analysis of budget process

Angela O'Hagan from the Scottish Women's Budget Group on the scottish governments progress in equality proofing the budget.  Read on

An independent voice for women is lost with the closure of the Women's National Commission

The WNC was one of the organisations closed by the government in it's review of quangos.  It's functions are to be taken over by the Governments own Equalities Office.  WNC Scotland Commissioner, Ann Henderson on the role of the WNC and what happens next.   Read on

Scottish Greens act on gender balance

James MacKenzie explains how the the Scottish Green Party have made gender equality an intergral part of their constitution by making sure the party has a gender balance of candidates.  Read on  

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom active in Scotland

Helen Kay reports on the re-established Scottish WILPF and Cynthia Cockburn's talk on Male Violence against Women:  Links between Peace and War.  Read on  

Engender International

Board member and Engender International co-ordinator, Emma Ritch on reporting to the UN Commission on the Status of Women session in 2011.  Read on  

Engender's current projects

Projects Director, Carol Flack,  on how  Equality Counting is bringing groups of women together to influence the policy decisions that affect them.  Read on 

Our Eye of the Beholder project looks at the effect of the sexualisation of women and young girls.  Rosaria Votta on the project so far.  Read on

March 1st is What Counts? Day.  Rosaria Votta, Project Worker on our Who Counts? project on the countdown to the big day.  Read on 

The weather is only one of the challenges to women's participation.  Project Co-ordinator, Lorna Ahlquist on our Women into Public Life projectRead on

European and International News

Kath Davies rounds up recent developments including news of UNIFEM's Safer Cities campaign and Brazils first female President..  Read on  

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