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By fay.young on March 11, 2010
Ola Kasprzak with Malcolm Chisholm Politicians, preoccupied with political rivalry, can forget the most important thing – the needs of people they represent Read Ola Kasprzak’s fascinating and forthright report of her experience of shadowing two politicians in the Scottish Parliament and City of Edinburgh Council – she says they changed her negative opinion of [...]
Posted in Journal of the week, Opening Doors 2009, Swietlica, women in politics |
By fay.young on October 9, 2009
We are Remembering is a rousing song to help you on your way tomorrow. And there are lots more. The radical choir, Protest in Harmony, has compiled a song book to help the Gude Cause march in step through Edinburgh. If you want to tune up first, Chris Booth says the choir will be pleased [...]
Posted in A Gude Cause, women in politics |
By fay.young on October 9, 2009
Thanks to the Gude Cause for letting us use an image from their website. Some things change. A hundred years ago women were marching up Princes Street demanding the vote. Tomorrow perhaps more than 4000 women, men and children will be celebrating the occasion and this time they will include women who have been voted [...]
Posted in A Gude Cause, women in politics |
By fay.young on October 7, 2009
Marching in violet, white and green A pageant of creative conviction … Agnes Holmes answers the phone with a needle and thread in one hand. “I’m sitting here writing emails, answering the phone and stitching at the same time,” she says with her usual good humour. As always there’s lots going on at the Africa [...]
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By fay.young on January 16, 2009
Great minds think alike! We are very interested to get news of this event encouraging women from all minority ethnic communities to get involved in politics. Click on ‘more’ for details of the women’s workshops organised by the Scottish Government equalities office in Glasgow Chambers on 13 February – and look out for news of [...]
Posted in women in politics | Tagged Baroness Uddin, Equalities Office, minority ethnic women, women in politics |