
Scottish Women's Budget Group
@SWBG
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The Scottish Women's Budget Group was founded to promote gender equality in the Scottish Budgetary process.
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Joined May 2009
📢 Unpaid carer? Your voice matters. Our colleagues at Carers Scotland are running their annual State of Caring survey — and they want to hear from you. Share your experiences and help shape the support carers need and deserve. 💬🧡. 👉 Take the survey:
State of Caring is the largest survey gathering experiences of unpaid carers. It is vital in campaigning for change and helped win rights and commitments including carer’s leave, extra payments, and the right to a break. Complete this year’s survey here:
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RT @FifeGingerbread: Child Maintenance is a critical issue for families, and we are delighted to see SWBG include this in their report comm….
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🍏The poorest in our communities eat 42% less fruit & veg than recommended. We're urging @AberdeenCC to use the Good Food Nation plan to:. ✅Improve access. ✅Go cash-first. ✅Support community growing. ✅Include gender analysis. 📘 Read the report:
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Better homes. Better services. A thriving natural environment. Join the march for all of us. Edinburgh - 25 Oct. #WeDemandBetter.
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🚨 The MIG Expert Group has launched its final report 🚨. A #MinimumIncomeGuarantee is key to women's equality, recognising:. 💬 Unpaid care's impact on poverty.💬 Disability, income insecurity & extra costs.🔗
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RT @GWomensAid: Grampian Women’s Aid proudly supports @SWBG’s report on poverty & gender inequality in Aberdeen. Read it here 👉 https://t.c….
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📢 New briefing from shows childcare in @Aberdeenshire is already stretched — yet nursery closures were proposed last month. 329 parents told us:.❗ The current offer isn’t enough.👩👧👦 Women are cutting work to cope. 📝 Read more:
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2/ The impact on women's work, health, and financial wellbeing is undeniable — and deeply structural. If we want a fairer Aberdeen, we must address care as an economic and social priority. 📘 Read the report: #CareEconomy.
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We are in Aberdeen today discussing the findings of our Poverty and Inequality project commissioned by @AberdeenCC 's Poverty and Inequality committee
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