Scottish Women's Budget Group

🚨 NEW WEBINAR 🚨 The festive period is approaching fast, and at SWBG we are getting ready for the New Year with a new programme of events. 🙋♀️ Join us on 14th January as we share our findings of Scotland’s 32 local authorities’ publicly available budget documentation for 2024-25. Learn how budget decisions and documentation measure up against the principles underpinning gender budgeting.  This event is aimed at councillors and those with an interest in local government. Book your place ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e-ZUXt9G

👉 Remember that our first online event of 2025 is taking place next week on Tuesday 14th January at 10AM: 'Gender Budgeting Review of Scottish Local Authorities Budgets 24-25'. 🏘️ SWBG have again reviewed all 32 local authorities' publicly available budget documentation for 2024-25 to explore how budget decisions and documentation measure up against the principles underpinning gender budgeting. This event will share the findings from our review highlighting good practice and areas for improvement. 🔗 Make sure to book your place: https://lnkd.in/e-ZUXt9G

Do you have a passion for #humanrights? Would you like to help the Scottish Human Rights Commission achieve their strategic goals? Then check out their website and find out about their current open vacancies. Deadline for applications is Monday 20th January 👇

🎉 The Festive season is upon us, and we wanted to take a moment to reflect and celebrate our work throughout 2024. 🫂 This year we have strengthened existing partnerships and built new ones. We’ve had the privilege to attend Parliament with the women from the Women’s Economic Empowerment project and supported two parliamentary petitions which are crucial from a gender’s equality perspective: 👉 PE2111: Fund early learning and childcare from 9 months by SWBG’s member Julie Fraser and 👉PE2112: Conduct an independent review of childcare costs and availability in Scotland by Pregnant Then Screwed Scotland. 🏘️ Our training with Local Authorities has continued, and we’ve started a dedicated piece in Aberdeen with the help of a fantastic group of women, who are part of this project’s steering group. 🤝 We launched our Women’s Survey 2024 report, continued engaging with the Scottish Budget process and travelled to London and Belfast to spend time with our sisters from the other nations’ budget groups. 💜 We welcomed our director Sara back, but sadly said goodbye to some longstanding board members (thank you for all the work you have done to bring SWBG where it is now!) 📜 Consultation responses, general election briefings, evidence sessions, webinars, advocacy events and more training dates have also been part of this year’s highlights. We look forward to doing it all again (and more) in 2025. In the meantime, we wish you all a restful festive holiday, and a Happy (and more caring) New Year ✨

🤷♀️Did you miss the last webinar in our series on #childcare? Our summary blog explores key insights from Canada, France and Estonia's ELC. Access it here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exsBcUNy Thanks Oxfam Scotland for sponsoring the series 🙌

🚨 NOW ON OUR WEBSITE 🚨 Read our joint report with MECOPP which looks at how local and national budgets impact on Gypsy/Traveller women and their families. Using #genderbudgeting tools, the report identifies differences and gaps in public spending for culturally appropriate housing and education for Gypsy/Travellers across Scotland. Find the report here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gnFgtwyy

🚨 BLOG ALERT🚨 Have you been thinking about what yesterday's announcements mean for women in Scotland? Read our initial reaction to the Draft #ScottishBudget in our latest blog publication➡️https://lnkd.in/eVbupwhU

📣 A quick reminder that our last two events of the year are happening next week! 💠 Join us on 10th December to mark #InternationalHumanRightsDay as we launch our report with MECOPP - MINORITY ETHNIC CARERS OF OLDER PEOPLE PROJECT, which looks at how local and national budget/policy decisions impact on Gypsy/Traveller women and their families. You can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eEaWqBT2 💠 On 11th December, we will be hosting a learning session ahead of our AGM, where we will reflect on the work that we have done as part of our ‘Gender Budgeting: From Theory to Action’ project, and kickstart celebrations for SWBG’s 25th Anniversary. Join us ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g5_KsVgM Finally, the Scottish Budget 2025-26 will be announced tomorrow! Don’t forget to read our briefing 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eV9NMqUg  

Imagine a Scotland where every child grows up free from poverty. Where our hospitals/schools have the resources to care for all, where childcare costs are affordable. A fairer tax system can help make it a reality. That's why we're backing #TaxJusticeScotland

✨Join us on 11th December for our Annual General Meeting 2024! ✨ The AGM will provide an opportunity to reflect on our 'Gender budgeting: from Theory to Action' project. We'll also kick start celebrations for SWBG's 25 Anniversary and share our reaction to the Draft Scottish Budget 25/26 📝 You can sign up here: https://lnkd.in/g5_KsVgM Members will receive a separate email with the full agenda, and other important documents. Keep an eye on your inbox! Not yet a member? Join us 👉 https://lnkd.in/eANFN72D