Women football fans need to be heard
by Erin Slaven · Since the introduction of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act in 2012, there has been much debate about the legitimacy of the legislation. The Act went through Parliament in a ...
women
50 years after the Abortion Act – what now?
by Jenni Gunn • 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Rights Act—making abortion legal and free on the National Health Service. The passing of the Act was a watershed moment in the ...
The left must educate, agitate, organise
by Jenni Gunn • In many years to come, when historians look back at Trump’s (hopefully short) presidency, they will look to the women’s marches in the wake of his inauguration as the beginning ...
Real action is necessary to challenge workplace sexism
by Jenni Gunn • The political, economic and social position of women in Scotland in 2016 looks markedly different from the way in which it looked for my mother’s generation. The political ...
Will Women’s Equality Party put gender at the heart of politics?
by Jenni Gunn The Women’s Equality Party (WEP), launched late this October, aims to further the goals of gender equality in the UK and intends to stand in next year’s Holyrood elections. Founded ...
Challenging revenge porn at its roots
by Jenni Gunn There have been many high-profile victims in recent years of a dangerous online phenomenon—revenge porn. Whilst celebrity victims have garnered the lion’s share of media coverage, ...
Militant celebration marks abortion act anniversary
by Norman Lockhart In Edinburgh on Saturday 25 April there was an international militant celebration of the 47 years since the passing of the Abortion Act which started to decriminalise women taking ...
Labour’s hegemony in Scotland is over
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson With the General Election two months away, the polls predict a hung Parliament at Westminster and Labour being routed in Scotland. David Cameron is ...
8th March: International Women’s Day – let’s make it happen!
by Sandra Webster, Katie Bonnar, Hollie Cameron, Jenni Gunn and Christine McVicar ‘Make it happen’ is the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. The day we celebrate the uniqueness ...
Independent women
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson One of the greatest strengths of the Yes campaign was a positive vision of a different kind of politics. One where more voices could be encouraged to ...
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