Join Iris this week as she speaks to Lindsey Millen, Policy Manager at Close the Gap. Together they discuss all things gender pay gap and how it affects women's lives.

This week, Iris chats to Mina Baird and Mahrukh Shaukat (Amina MWRC). Join them as they talk about the relationship between feminism and religion in their lives. 

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Just a couple of days before the Scottish elections, Iris chats to Dr Esther Breitenbach, Honorary Fellow at Edinburgh University and co-creator of the online resource on women's suffrage by Women's History Scotland. Together, they talk about how Scottish women campaigned for the right to vote. Who were the suffragettes and suffragists? What characterised the anti-suffragist movement? Listen to find out more.

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Quoted sources:

Women’s History Scotland – ‘The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Scotland 1867-1928: A Learning Resource’ – free online resource at https://womenssuffragescotland.wordpress.com

Esther Breitenbach, ‘Scottish Women and Political Representation in the UK and Scottish Parliaments (1918-2020)’, Open Library of Humanities. doi: https://doi.org/10.16995/olh.579

Sarah Pedersen, The Scottish Suffragettes and the Press (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)

As the Scottish Parliament elections come closer, we explore the relationship of young women with politics through the experience of Wiktoria Orlicka, MYSP for Motherwell and Wishaw and Trustee for both the Scottish Youth Parliament and Young Scot.

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A young Polish activist, Aleksandra Sidoruk speaks to host Iris Pase about the status of women's rights in Poland. From the near-total abortion ban to the continuous threat to LGBTQ+ rights, she reminds us of the importance of safeguarding democracy.

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A year on from the start of the first lockdown in the UK, Iris chats to Patrycja Kupiec. CEO of YWCA Scotland, Patrycja gives us a preview of this year's Status of Young Women in Scotland report, which explores the impact of the pandemic on women in the workplace.

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Following the Equally Safe consultation which ran at the end of last year, Iris chats to Elizabeth and Freja about the Nordic Model. What's the history of the Nordic Model and what consequences will it have on the lives of sex workers shall it be instituted in Scotland?

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