Scottish Women's Budget Group

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...the impact of No Recourse to Public Funds. Read the full resource above and SWBG’s report on inequality and poverty in Aberdeen here: SWBG Aberdeen Report 2/2

Abderdeen Voices, developed by Station House Media Unit (SHMU), challenges the stigma of poverty through conversations with people with lived experience. The Scottish Women’s Budget Group worked with SHMU to highlight women’s experiences of poverty in Aberdeen, including 1/2

It was good to share more about the Care Policy Scorecard, a "practical tool to assess and track the extent to which gov policies related to care are adopted, budgeted for/implemented, and the extent to which they have a transformative effect on care." ascotlandthatcares.org/scorecard/

Next up on the skills miniburst session at #Homecare26. Sara Cowan @SWBG talks about the Scotland’s Care Policy Scorecard as part of the A Scotland that Cares campaign. It highlights the need for investment in the care sector and positive narrative reframing. #CareCreates

Following the Scottish Election, the SWBG, will continue campaigning for women’s economic equality, pushing for reform in care, gender budgeting and more. swbg.org.uk/content/get-in…

We’ve just heard back from some of the political parties competing for your vote on 7 May. Visit our website to find out what they said on care, gender bias in healthcare, the cost of living and more. swbg.org.uk/news/blog/ques…

@Ross_Greer @AnasSarwar @ReformUKScot @Malcolm_Offord @scottishgreens @Gillian_Mackay1 @ScottishLabour

2 of the major political parties have responded to questions developed by you on issues around care to the cost of living. We’ll be sharing any other responses that we receive. We hope these responses will help inform you during the election. swbg.org.uk/blog

In our latest blog, we share final reflections from participants. An important read for policy makers and those interested in learning more about Scotland's budget process. swbg.org.uk/news/blog/fina… 2/2

The SWBG has been working with women across Scotland, increasing their knowledge of the ‘economy’, economic policy and public finance processes in Scotland. 1/2

@JennyGilruthMSP @NatalieDon_

SWBG has been conducting a gender budgeting analysis to understand funded ELC – researching how we make the system work for those on low incomes. Our latest briefing calls on all parties to commit to action on ELC. Read the full briefing here: swbg.org.uk/content/public…

Our annual women's survey has now closed. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be analysing the data further – a complete report will be released soon. Sign up to our newsletter for the latest updates: swbg.org.uk/content/mailin…

Voting guides are also available in Arabic, Gaelic, Polish, Romanian and Ukrainian: electoralcommission.org.uk/resources/demo… 2/2

The Scottish Parliament Election is approaching, and voting registration closes in just 4 days. Register to vote, here: gov.uk/register-to-vo… 1/2

At our latest Women's Economic Empowerment group session, we spoke about whose voices are actually heard when budgets are decided. Questioning what councils are saying they will spend money on and what they actually do. swbg.org.uk/news/blog/whos…

SWBG's 2026 Survey is live! We're researching women's finances and care responsibilities. Plus, we want to hear women’s priorities on devolved policy and the Scottish budget. Help us show how economic policies affect women and what needs to change. smartsurvey.co.uk/s/7LPU68/

@kaukabstewart @JohnSwinney @S_A_Somerville @RhodaGrant @MarieAMcNair @PaulMcLennan7

Too often, women’s lives are invisible in policymaking, leaving them invisible in plain sight. We can work to change this through gender analysis. We discuss how tools such as impact assessments can work to support equality in Scotland: youtu.be/7rHvNex8fgM?si…