Emma Ritch

feminism | policy | human rights | books | politics | stationery | director of @EngenderScot | women’s sector trustee | own thoughts

[European Women's Lobby @EuropeanWomen]

Do you want to work for a feminist Europe? You might be the right fit for one of our two vacancies!

Policy & Campaigns Officer
📅 Deadline 6 Jul 2021 midnight CEST
🔗https://t.co/1ptf9OAusv

Programme Officer
📅 Deadline 15 Aug 2021 midnight CEST
🔗 https://t.co/luhMrjRZ6Z

[Lucy Bannister @LucyJLBannister]

All previous W&P SoSs, hundreds of charities, previous PMs, think tanks, health orgs, community leaders and cross-party MPs are all saying cutting #UniversalCredit by £20/week would be a mistake. We need a strong social security system now & for the future #KeepTheLifeline

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Pay transparency alone won’t close the gender pay gap. Both companies and policy makers have to tackle its underlying causes. https://t.co/WpFYrSZDTe

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

Thinking of all the clinically vulnerable people now worried about where they can safely go. Freedom for the majority looks a lot like restriction for the minority.

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Quality standards, awards schemes, and accreditation programmes could stop endorsing places where sexual harassment is endemic. Current systems push most of the risk of complaining about sexual harassment on to women, though.

[Gabriella Bennett @palebackwriter]

Chefs have demanded that Michelin-starred restaurants be stripped of their awards if staff are bullied. Brian McElderry, the executive director of Unichef, the chefs' union, called for the industry to help bring about a safer working environment

https://t.co/nubqEMrWpw

[Scottish Women's Budget Group @SWBG]

The @ScotParl Finance Committee is seeking your views on how Scotland’s next budget builds a fair and equal recovery. It’s important they hear about women's economic experiences during Covid-19.
Take a few mins to let them know what matters to you: https://t.co/syZROO1O8o

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Huge congrats to pal @neillcameron on another funny, winning book about school, friendship, robots, and (what I’m choosing to read as) the virtue of a good colour-coded planner.

Available from an indie bookshop via @bookshop_org_UK: https://t.co/ofjiG4u6n8.

[Lynn Williams @Carer49]

From the very start of this crisis, millions of unpaid carers plugged huge gaps when public services withdrew, they provided social, practical, medical care, put themselves at risk in traveling to support loved ones.
No pay, no rights, no thank you.

[Pam Duncan-Glancy @GlasgowPam]

📣Calling all PAs📣

If you were providing adult care and support for four or more consecutive weeks between 17 March and 30 November 2020, you qualify for a (pro rata) £500 Covid payment.

Register here to claim the payment👇

https://t.co/rgbVao5byP

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Transphobic rhetoric “opens the doors to the mainstream” for the far right. Interesting interview on the dynamics of radicalisation.

[Scotland on Sunday @scotonsunday]

For decades, gender inequalities have impacted on women’s healthcare, with men often treated as the default patients | @DaniGaravelli1

https://t.co/eVoUvWaglU

[Ronan Farrow @RonanFarrow]

“I helped a corrupt family seize all this control.” We investigated the Britney Spears conservatorship for months. Here’s the story, by @jiatolentino and me: https://t.co/eFbljZJ3tY

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Another restaurant group failing to prevent or deal with egregious sexual harassment. These toxic workplaces hurt women and drive us out of professional kitchens. #MeToo https://t.co/jnLSQ6SsCW

[The Press and Journal @pressjournal]

The Scottish Government has been urged to take action to catch up on delayed cervical cancer screenings, with waits of up to six months.

https://t.co/7rmYhd2BEO

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Check out #GenerationEquality for commitments from states, private sector companies, and public sector institutions to fund and enable feminist movements and women’s organisations. Women make change happen for women.

[UN Women @UN_Women]

"Without #feministmovements and women’s organizations, no country would be where it is when it comes to a certain level of gender equality today. Now we want to achieve that they can carry out their work without fear of reprisal" –DED @regner_asa
#ActForEqual #GenerationEquality

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Abortion healthcare is a women’s rights issue. This thread explains why access to abortion engages women’s religious freedom and equality. 👇🏻

[Catriona Stewart @CatrionaStewart]

I went out to @Saheliya's Springburn premises to find out about the work the charity does with asylum seeker and refugee women - and to find out exactly what will be lost if a dispute with Tesco results in them losing their home.
https://t.co/XkguXIUFd7

[Engender @EngenderScot]

🎙️Episode 1 of the #OntheEngender takeover by #PassTheMic participants is out now!

Ketsuda Phoutinane, Helen Minnis & Viana Maya chat with guest host Talat Yaqoob about their work to change the face of Scottish media. Listen here https://t.co/jEcQPTYvls or on your #podcast app!

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Another small step towards eradicating online violence against women, as platforms announce plans to give women users better tools. #GenerationEquality https://t.co/gNR4Tzppi2

[Emma Ritch @EmmaRitch]

Such a great thread about ways to create public spaces that work for girls and young women. 👇🏻