Wonderful women

We thank JK, Johann, Joan and Joanna for showing incredible solidarity and strength towards women. We salute these wonderful women today and every day.

I’m a woman who won’t wheesht

My message to the Scottish Government is that we are no longer accepting your failure to engage with our VALID concerns. We will not succumb to the bullying of your fly lords. We will be heard!

When men’s feelings matter more than women’s safety

The argument that men need to be moved to the female estate to help them manage their feelings holds no water. It is simply that those men want to be in a safer environment for them. Putting women at risk is immaterial to them.

The real battle has just begun

So, when the parties asking for your vote tomorrow promise the marvellous things they’re going to do for women, be aware – they’re not really thinking of you, your daughter, your mum, your sister, your auntie, your niece, your granny. Because if anyone can be a woman, nothing is for women.

Who’s getting our X – and why?

Women are 51% of the population, with specific health needs, particular social care requirements and responsibilities, and are most affected by Covid-19 in economic terms. So what manifesto promises are the Scottish parties making to women?

Why shoes?

@jackieme2009 explains how #WomenVotingWithOurFeet was born Why shoes? The idea came from when I saw a Tweet about this project that raises awareness of femicide and how the shoes take up the space lost by women murdered by men.  It resonated deeply, particularly as our current situation in Scotland feels like women, and our rights, …