Scottish Women's Budget Group

The Scottish Women's Budget Group was founded to promote gender equality in the Scottish Budgetary process.

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In this article, SWBG share how the expansion of childcare is vital for advancing women’s equality, but why the current delivery of funded childcare simply isn’t working for everyone and what needs to be addressed.

Read the complete article here:

https://t.co/s1CGui6OuN

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We need our elected MSPs to act, which starts by reading the briefing.

Download, read and share the briefing: https://t.co/1wXRgGvqq7

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Better care policies will reduce women’s inequality.

In our 2026 women’s survey, over 850 women told us that they agreed.

Why? Because affordable childcare supports more women to work, helping them gain financial stability, improve wellbeing and reduce inequality.

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▸Fixing issues with the current funded hours

▸Expand the funded offer to both early years, alongside school-age children

▸Provide targeted support for low-income families and those most marginalised from current services

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Read the complete resource here:

https://t.co/AuosqtxwmT

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Abderdeen Voices, developed by Station House Media Unit (SHMU), challenges the stigma of poverty through conversations with people with lived experience.

The Scottish Women’s Budget Group worked with SHMU to highlight women’s experiences of poverty in Aberdeen, including

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...the impact of No Recourse to Public Funds. Read the full resource above and SWBG’s report on inequality and poverty in Aberdeen here: SWBG Aberdeen Report

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It was good to share more about the Care Policy Scorecard, a "practical tool to assess and track the extent to which gov policies related to care are adopted, budgeted for/implemented, and the extent to which they have a transformative effect on care."

https://t.co/PUDWSVxv2w

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Next up on the skills miniburst session at #Homecare26. Sara Cowan @SWBG talks about the Scotland’s Care Policy Scorecard as part of the A Scotland that Cares campaign.

It highlights the need for investment in the care sector and positive narrative reframing.

#CareCreates

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Next up on the skills miniburst session at #Homecare26. Sara Cowan @SWBG talks about the Scotland’s Care Policy Scorecard as part of the A Scotland that Cares campaign.

It highlights the need for investment in the care sector and positive narrative reframing.

#CareCreates

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Following the Scottish Election, the SWBG, will continue campaigning for women’s economic equality, pushing for reform in care, gender budgeting and more.

https://t.co/cWPyKnm5Mx

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We’ve just heard back from some of the political parties competing for your vote on 7 May.

Visit our website to find out what they said on care, gender bias in healthcare, the cost of living and more.

https://t.co/iRqxmJSM1J

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2 of the major political parties have responded to questions developed by you on issues around care to the cost of living.

We’ll be sharing any other responses that we receive. We hope these responses will help inform you during the election.

https://t.co/WVUhK3vadd

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@Ross_Greer @AnasSarwar @ReformUKScot @Malcolm_Offord @scottishgreens @Gillian_Mackay1 @ScottishLabour

[Scottish Women's Budget Group @SWBG]

2 of the major political parties have responded to questions developed by you on issues around care to the cost of living.

We’ll be sharing any other responses that we receive. We hope these responses will help inform you during the election.

https://t.co/WVUhK3vadd

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In our latest blog, we share final reflections from participants.

An important read for policy makers and those interested in learning more about Scotland's budget process.

https://t.co/xX4m5UCoJ4

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The SWBG has been working with women across Scotland, increasing their knowledge of the ‘economy’, economic policy and public finance processes in Scotland.

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@JennyGilruthMSP @NatalieDon_

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SWBG has been conducting a gender budgeting analysis to understand funded ELC – researching how we make the system work for those on low incomes.

Our latest briefing calls on all parties to commit to action on ELC.

Read the full briefing here: https://t.co/wU0uV1lOLk

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Our annual women's survey has now closed. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be analysing the data further – a complete report will be released soon.

Sign up to our newsletter for the latest updates: https://t.co/WbkmhMQMMF

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We’re working towards a fairer Scotland – where the economy works for women, spending reflects real lives, and care & social security are properly invested in.

Help build the evidence: take our women’s survey

https://t.co/weQbamSAa8

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Voting guides are also available in Arabic, Gaelic, Polish, Romanian and Ukrainian: https://t.co/5MyGlBi0s1

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The Scottish Parliament Election is approaching, and voting registration closes in just 4 days.

Register to vote, here: https://t.co/07Qm2ZvHtP

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