Close the Gap

📣 Today we’ve launched our survey aimed at understanding the experiences of disabled women in the workplace. This survey is an opportunity for you to share your experiences on areas such as progression, development, workplace culture, discrimination and violence against women. 🗣️ Open to all disabled women and women with long-term health conditions living in Scotland. 🕐 Takes approx. 15 minutes. 🎫 Optional prize draw to win 1 of 6 shopping vouchers. 📆 Survey closes: February 2025. Your insights will help shape wider research we are undertaking to build a detailed picture of disabled women’s employment experiences in Scotland. ➡️ Take part now: https://buff.ly/4gcCfzF #DisabilityInclusion #GenderEquality #InclusiveResearch #Research

🆕 Looking for a new opportunity in 2025? 📣 There's still time to apply to be a #Trustee for Close the Gap. Are you a strategic thinker who's committed to women's labour market equality? ➡️ Apply here: https://buff.ly/3BnSaMn 📆 Closing date: January 5 2025

Are you a disabled woman or living with a long-term health condition in Scotland? Share your experiences of work to help shape women’s equality. Close the Gap is researching disabled women’s experiences of work in Scotland. They have launched a survey to gather insights and build a fuller picture of their working lives. This survey will contribute to wider research aimed at helping policymakers and employers better understand and address the inequalities faced by disabled women and those with long-term health conditions. 👇🏽

🎉 We're hiring new trustees to our board! 🙌 It's an exciting time to join Close the Gap, as we look to expand our impact and reach in driving action to end women's labour market inequality and create real change in women's lives. 💪 You'll have the opportunity to work alongside our excellent trustees to ensure we have the strong governance and strategic oversight that we need to work effectively. 👩💻 If you're committed to gender equality and want to find out more, visit our website: https://buff.ly/3ZULfUu 📆 Closing date: January 5 2025

Do you want to take part in research on disabled women's experiences in the workplace? If you're a woman with a disability / long-term health condition in Scotland, we want to hear from you. ➡ https://lnkd.in/erKRQbKV #DisabilityInclusion #Research

We’re delighted our partnership with Save the Children Scotland has secured funding from The Robertson Trust to deliver research on young mothers’ employment. Our work will help identify and address the causes of young mothers’ in-work poverty. https://buff.ly/3ZWfJWf Despite experiencing high levels of in-work poverty, young mothers are routinely invisible in policy responses, and in employer efforts to improve job quality and fair work. Better understanding of how the current system traps young mothers in in-work poverty is the critical first step. Approaches to systems change must be evidenced & our research will generate recommendations for policymakers and employers. We’ll also deliver a campaign that will empower young mothers with information on their rights to mitigate the disenfranchisement that the current system sustains. Women’s poverty is indivisible from children’s poverty, so our work will help to reduce the trauma and harm that is caused by growing up in poverty. We’re excited to get started and create change for young mothers and their families.

📣 There's still time to apply to be a #Trustee for Close the Gap. Are you a strategic thinker who's committed to women's labour market equality? ➡️ Apply here: https://buff.ly/3BnSaMn 📆 Closing date: January 5 2025

If you are a disabled woman or a woman with a long-term health condition who lives in Scotland, would you consider taking part in this survey? It is part of a wider research project by Close the Gap exploring disabled women’s experiences of employment in Scotland. The survey findings will be used to inform the development of the final research report. To take part, click on the link below: https://lnkd.in/e2sqYBA8 The survey will be open until early February 2025 and respondents will be entered into a prize draw. Please like, comment or repost to share this with more people.

According to Close the Gap at the time of writing in 2022: 80% of women who were harassed at work did NOT report it to their employer Reasons ranged from: - feeling they won't be believed - that nothing will change - worried they will be blamed or ostracised 90% of the perpetrators were male (including where it was a man who reported being sexually harassed). Sexualised comments were dismissed as 'just banter' or the victims assured 'it wasn't meant that way'. Power imbalance is also a common theme. The ONLY way to stop sexual harassment in the work place is to make it a safe place for reporting. For reports to be investigated, taken seriously and for victim blaming, shaming and minimising to stop. For perpetrators to be punished, not protected. I know I am one of the lucky few. When I reported sexual misconduct in the workplace in the past, my concerns were taken seriously, I was supported and the perpetrator fired. The news reports have shown me how much I have taken that for granted, to hear the hundreds of stories coming out following on from the #gregwallace scandal and today the #pinknews allegations. In the USA they called it the 'Harvey Effect' - people now coming forward, wanting change and feeling they might be believed. Employers- it's time to take this seriously. Get your staff trained on what is classed as sexual harassment, do your risk assessments, publish your policies and commit to a standard of behaviour for a safe workplace. You can be a part of the story where a difference was made.

Did you know that 70% of women in Scotland have experienced or witnessed workplace sexual harassment, yet 80% don't report it to their employer? 🔗 The link between violence against women (VAW), gender inequality and women’s labour market inequality is not widely acknowledged. ✍️ In our latest #16DaysofActivism blog, we discuss the impact of VAW on women's employment and highlight the importance of tackling gender inequality at work to prevent VAW. Our #EquallySafeAtWork employer accredited programme plays a vital role in this effort. 📖 Read more here: https://buff.ly/3Vu92YM