Close the Gap newsround (46)

This edition for May captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

 

 

EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender and women's participation in the labour market.

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Engender

Engender hosts a range of conferences, seminars, round-tables and discussions to explore women’s inequality, and share strategies to challenge it.

Some of events are members only, but all are welcome at their public events.

Inspiring Women: Intersectionality

May 17, 2014, 11.00 – 13.30

The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing intersectionality. The concept of intersectionality came from Kimberle Crenshaw, an academic scholar, in 1989. It describes the connections between different forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, ableism, classism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia and the need to recognise that these are interconnected and cannot be considered separately.

This session allows Engender members the opportunity to get together to discuss how intersectional approaches would be useful for Scottish feminism in 2014, and to identify any challenges that intersectionality presents.

Open Space Workshops

Engender are working towards gaining a better understanding of women’s experiences and views of intra-Christian sectarianism.

We are holding a series of Open Space workshops to explore women’s experiences of and ideas on the relationship between sectarianism, faith, family and community. So far discussions on women and sectarianism have been focused around football and domestic abuse. The aim of these events is to bring women together to talk about the impact sectarianism has (or doesn’t have) on their lives and how women can work together to make their communities strong and resilient.

What is Open Space? The ‘Open Space’ way of working was created in 1985 and brings people together to discuss a common theme. Open Space is fully participative, there are no talking heads, and it believes that the participants are the real experts. Just come along with an open mind and your thoughts and opinions.

Open space workshops are scheduled as follows:

Glasgow: May 27, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - IET Glasgow: Teacher Building. Book for this event Hamilton: May 29, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Avonbridge Hotel. Book for this event Edinburgh: June 3, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Café Camino. Book for this event Kilmarnock: June 11, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Palace & Grand Hall Complex. Book for this event Oban: June 13, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - The Regent Hotel. Book for this event

Aberdeen: June 17, 2014, 10.00 – 16.00 - Carmelite Hotel. Book for this event

For more information please contact Rosaria Votta at Engender by emailing Rosaria@engender.org.uk or call 0131 558 9596.

 

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WiRES is a network for women working, or who would like to work, in the renewable energy sector in Scotland. Our aim is to support women's participation in the sector through information, education, and networking opportunities.

Networking reception with Fergus Ewing

Tuesday, 27 May, 6.00pm-8.00pm, Glasgow

Book your place now

We are delighted to announce that Fergus Ewing, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, will speak at our next networking reception.

The evening reception will be held in the Finnieston Room at the Radisson Blu Hotel in central Glasgow on Tuesday 27 May, 6pm-8pm. Wine, juice, and light snacks will be provided.

If you have any questions please contact us at info@wirescotland.com or by calling 0141 337 8144.

Site visit to Gask Farm Biogas Plant

Friday, 6 June, 11.30am-5.00pm, Turriff, Aberdeenshire

Book your place now .

We are very pleased to offer our members the opportunity to visit the award-winning Gask Farm Biogas Plant in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, on 6 June 2014.

The event will include transport from Inverurie train station to Turriff, a networking lunch, and an introductory presentation on AD and biogas by a representative from Zebec Energy. We will then take a guided tour at the Gask's AD plant and hear from Gask's owner Andrew Rennie about the innovative process that turns waste into a resource.

This event is organised in partnership with the Scottish Biofuel Programme.

If you have any questions, please contact us on 0141 337 8144 or email info@wirescotland.com. Final agenda and transport information to be confirmed.

Save the date: Site Visit to Pelamis Wave Power

Friday, 29 August, 10.00am-1.00pm, Leith, Edinburgh

Book your place now .

We are pleased to organise a site visit for women to Pelamis Wave Power, the world’s most advanced wave energy technology company.

We will hold a presentation/Q&A session, followed by a tour of the facilities, including Control room, Fabrication bay, and Component testing/hydraulics bay.

Please register your interest. The agenda will be confirmed in due course.

Save the date: Networking Event Edinburgh

Thursday, 25 September, 6.00pm-8.00pm, Edinburgh

Book your place now

We are delighted that Judith Patten will attend our September event in Edinburgh which will be an opportunity for networking and information sharing in a relaxed atmosphere.

Judith is the founder of All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy event, and winner of Scottish Renewables' Outstanding Contribution award 2012.

Please register your interest. Venue and agenda will be confirmed in due course.

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ENGENDER

Inspiring Women: Masculinities

September 20, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00

Room 3, STUC, Glasgow

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing masculinities.

Masculinities and men are not the same thing. Masculinities refer to gender relations, the position of men and how people engage with that position. It is a commonly held belief that masculinity is innate and cannot be changed but there is significant evidence that there are multiple masculinities and that these change over time and that they are subject to influence.

This session gives Engender members an opportunity to reflect on the predominant masculinities in Scotland to day and how feminists can best engage with theories and practice around masculinities.

Inspiring Women: Pornography and new media

November 15, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00

The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing pornography and new media.

The rise of the Internet and increased use of social media has provided millions of consumers with the opportunity to purchase and view pornography almost anonymously, and to share and abuse personal images.

This session offers an opportunity for Engender members to discuss the implications and consequences of pornography in the digital age.

Close the Gap newsround (45)

This edition for April captures articles related to the gender pay gap and its causes, including pay discrimination and occupational segregation.

EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender and women's participation in the labour market.

HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM SCOTLAND

Applying Human Rights in Scotland - Free training for NGOs

This free training is for Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who are interested in learning more about human rights principles and standards which apply in Scotland. Organisations involved in social care, combatting poverty, housing and access to justice may find this particularly useful.

Friday, 11th April, STIRLING, 9.30am – 1pm

Tuesday, 15th April, GLASGOW, 9.30am – 1pm

Wednesday, 16th April, EDINBURGH, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Tuesday, 22nd April, INVERNESS, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Thursday, 24th April, DUMFRIES, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

This training is designed to build knowledge and capacity on human rights so that people routinely use human rights standards in their work and raise discussions about the equal enjoyment of human rights in everyday places. We also want to encourage and enable members to raise the practical application of human rights in Scotland during the referendum debate. Whatever the outcome of the vote, we hope that respect for human rights will be better mainstreamed in the design, delivery and funding of public services in Scotland. http://digbig.com/5bjsgq

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Scottish Women’s Convention

SCOTLAND’S REFERENDUM

Do you have enough information to make an informed decision?

Have the two campaigns addressed your issues?

Come along to this FREE event on Saturday 12th April 201, 10am - 1pm

Queens Hotel

160 Nethergate

Dundee, DD1 4DU

There will be representatives from both Better Together and YES Scotland

Lunch provided

To Register

Telephone: 0141 339 4797

or Email: info@scottishwomensconvention.org

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Scottish Resource Centre for Women in SET

Developing and Supporting Your Female STEM Staff and Students Wednesday, 14th May 2014, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ

This inspiring one day conference organised by the Scottish Resource Centre for Women in SET will address the key issues around gender in STEM education and employment, focussing on outcomes set by the Scottish Funding Council and highlighting the actions and measures that higher education institutions are taking.

Aimed at academic staff and human resources professionals, the event will highlight how HEIs can increase diversity in their STEM workforce, making use of the Athena Swan Charter and sharing practice on developing female STEM staff and students.

We have an exceptional line up of guest speakers who will share with you their expertise including:

• Professor Andrea Nolan, Principal and Vice Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University
• Professor Alice Brown, Chair, Scottish Funding Council
• Professor Lesley Yellowlees, Vice-Principal University of Edinburgh and President of theRoyal Society of Chemistry
• Professor Yvonne Galligan, Queens University Belfast
• Dr Sean McWhinnie, Oxford Research & Policy

The event also comprises 3 interactive workshops covering:

• Taking action to support your students
• Sharing ideas to progress your Athena Swan Action Plan
• Supporting the career development of female researchers

Please note delegates will have the opportunity to attend two out of the three workshops.

Register Now
The event is free. However, registrations are being taken to confirm your attendance, workshop selections, special access and dietary requirements.

All enquiries regarding the event should be made to Joanna Glenfield on 0131 455 2267 or email j.glenfield@napier.ac.uk

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Engender

Engender hosts a range of conferences, seminars, round-tables and discussions to explore women’s inequality, and share strategies to challenge it.

Some of events are members only, but all are welcome at their public events.

Inspiring Women: Intersectionality

May 17, 2014, 11.00 – 13.30

The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing intersectionality. The concept of intersectionality came from Kimberle Crenshaw, an academic scholar, in 1989. It describes the connections between different forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, ableism, classism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia and the need to recognise that these are interconnected and cannot be considered separately.

This session allows Engender members the opportunity to get together to discuss how intersectional approaches would be useful for Scottish feminism in 2014, and to identify any challenges that intersectionality presents.

 

Inspiring Women: Masculinities

September 20, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00

Room 3, STUC, Glasgow

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing masculinities.

Masculinities and men are not the same thing. Masculinities refer to gender relations, the position of men and how people engage with that position. It is a commonly held belief that masculinity is innate and cannot be changed but there is significant evidence that there are multiple masculinities and that these change over time and that they are subject to influence.

This session gives Engender members an opportunity to reflect on the predominant masculinities in Scotland to day and how feminists can best engage with theories and practice around masculinities.

 

Inspiring Women: Pornography and new media

November 15, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00

The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing pornography and new media.

The rise of the Internet and increased use of social media has provided millions of consumers with the opportunity to purchase and view pornography almost anonymously, and to share and abuse personal images.

This session offers an opportunity for Engender members to discuss the implications and consequences of pornography in the digital age.