Govt Funded Organisations
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The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
On the 19th of June we won a judicial review on the Scottish Prison Service’s transgender policy which allowed males to be accommodated in the female prison estate. The...
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Letter to First Minister – remit of political inquiry
On Wednesday the Scottish Parliament debated public trust in Scottish politics and voted for the following motion: That the Parliament believes there is a need to restore public trust...
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Invisible women
Despite being 51.4% of the population women have consistently been under-represented as Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). In 1999, women made up just 37% of the 129 Parliamentarians...
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One year on – still myth busting Scottish Trans
Scottish Trans (part of Equality Network) made their own little announcement on the anniversary of our Supreme Court judgment. The untruths and misrepresentations are becoming a little tedious so...
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Freedom of Information Reform Bill
This is our submission to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee call for views on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill. The consultation closed on 22 October...
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City of Edinburgh Council Meeting
Scottish Green councillor Alex Staniforth tabled the following motion to be discussed at the council meeting on Thursday 20th March regarding Edinburgh Women’s Aid (EWA) and the single sex...
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Abused or abuser?
When Roz Adams won her employment tribunal case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre this May, many commentators were shocked by the evidence revealed in court about the “Kafkesque” “heresy...
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Rape Crisis Centres – by women and for women?
The following report is also available to view/download as a PDF. The rape crisis support network is in crisis. Barely two weeks after Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) apologised...
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Equally Safe at School – student survey
An article in today’s Herald: Campaigners raise concerns over Rape Crisis Scotland school survey reports on a survey that asked second year pupils numerous questions about sexual harassment. The...
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Edinburgh Rape Crisis, Rape Crisis Scotland, Mridul Wadhwa and Sandy Brindley
We are aware that some people feel Ms Brindley, CEO of Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS), is being subjected to a witch hunt, something our organisation would be expected to...