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First thoughts on the #Higgins proposals for economic recovery in Scotland.
Good things for women’s equality:
Gender-sensitive sex-disaggregated data being used in (future) economic policymaking
Acceleration of reform and investment in adult social care
Good things for women’s equality:
Gender-sensitive sex-disaggregated data being used in (future) economic policymakingAcceleration of reform and investment in adult social care
Things that might be good for women’s equality:
Sectoral Fair Work agreements, if Fair Work was better gendered and wage-setting powers were used to revalue underpaid work
Investment in green jobs and technologies, esp. if we can bake in tackling occupational segregation
Sectoral Fair Work agreements, if Fair Work was better gendered and wage-setting powers were used to revalue underpaid work Investment in green jobs and technologies, esp. if we can bake in tackling occupational segregation
Things that might be good for women’s equality:
More flexible modes of working, although the “Centre for Workplace Transformation” needs to draw more on the work of gender experts like @closethepaygap
More flexible modes of working, although the “Centre for Workplace Transformation” needs to draw more on the work of gender experts like @closethepaygap
Potentially missed opportunities for women’s equality:
Following in the groove of the EU’s very trad stimulus plans risks a transfer of jobs from women to men
Women’s disproportionate unpaid work as a result of #COVIDー19 is acknowledged and then pretty much ignored
Following in the groove of the EU’s very trad stimulus plans risks a transfer of jobs from women to menWomen’s disproportionate unpaid work as a result of #COVIDー19 is acknowledged and then pretty much ignored
You can read @EngenderScot and @closethepaygap’s 9 principles for a well-gendered economic recovery here: https://www.engender.org.uk/content/publications/Gender--Economic-Recovery---Engender-and-Close-the-Gap.pdf.
They were supported by @scotwomensaid @OPFS @EquateScotland @ZTScotland @youngwomenscot @WEScotland @SWCwomen & @swbg.
They were supported by @scotwomensaid @OPFS @EquateScotland @ZTScotland @youngwomenscot @WEScotland @SWCwomen & @swbg.
The #Higgins paper is available at the @scotgov website here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/towards-robust-resilient-wellbeing-economy-scotland-report-advisory-group-economic-recovery/
