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3 seats still to announce in Scotland, but from our quick glance: Currently 20 women elected (37%) and 34 men. #GeneralElection2024

Inverness, Skye and Ross-Shire is still to call but is an all male candidate list. So tally stands at; Women MPs elected from Scotland 20 out of 57* (35%) Increase of 1 from last Westminster session; 19 out of 59 (32%) *boundary changes on number of Scottish seats.

Across the UK this is good news. Along with representation, we’re looking for feminist, anti-racist, wealth redistributing policy so that women beyond Westminster can benefit from this change.

📩The new Labour Government needs to use this mandate to deliver tangible change for women and girls to advance gender equality. Read more about women's priorities in our briefing here: swbg.org.uk/content/public…

First woman in history to have this job. Now it’s about delivering a feminist and equalities driven economy that works for the most marginalised women across the UK.

The 2024 general election saw record numbers of women elected and the cabinet has the highest number of women in history. But there is much more work to still do; tackling sexual harassment and misogyny in our politics for a start.

We see it hasn’t taken long for women newly in political high office to face misogyny and classism for their clothing, their accents, their audacity to dance alongside charities at pride marches, and generally just daring to exist. It’s 2024, move on already.

#Newblog alert! 🤩 Kanika Phillip has written about the discrimination female politicians face in UK politics. We’d love to hear about your experiences, if you want to share a story please email us [email protected].➡️Go check out her blog! elect-her.org.uk/blog/silenced-…

Amina MWRC is alarmed & worried by the Racist & Islamophobic incidents across the UK. Over the past week, we've witnessed disturbing scenes at marches & riots. The resulting violence, destruction & instability are a troubling reflection of the political climate & harmful 1/5

🗣️ 'The troubling part is how some politicians and commentators have framed this far-right violence as a legitimate expression of frustration' Assa Samake-Roman (Assa Samaké-Roman @assasr.bsky.social) writes that we have hit a new low in our attempts to normalise far-right violence

📢 Our survey on women's experiences of political candidacy at all levels of politics in Scotland is open now! The survey takes just 15 minutes, & by participating you could win one of three £25 vouchers. Find out more & access the survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/engender24

Election after election after election we disproportionately see men sent to the seats of power. Why? There’s a bias in our system. We need to fix the system! A worthwhile read from Julia Gillard - theguardian.com/world/article/…

Inclusion Scotland emphasises the need for a Parliament that works for everyone - including events being accessible for disabled people. We want Parliament to work with disabled people to make sure ALL events are fully accessible. Not just those 'about' disabled people.

📣This week is your last chance to complete our survey on women’s experiences of political candidacy & your voice matters! If you’re a woman in a Scottish political party & you’ve been a candidate or considered standing for election take the survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/engender24

Well done, that The Guardian notification writer

'It is a dark day for women’s rights in the USA and it can be felt across the world.' I spoke to women's groups, activists and a friend from the states about the new president Donald Trump for The Herald Unspun heraldscotland.com/news/24705032.…

Half of all candidate in the general election experiences abuse and threats - a third were intentionally made to feel unsafe: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"The question is who is put in a winnable seat." - Talat appeared before us on behalf of Women 50:50 this morning. Watch our session on MSP candidate diversity: ow.ly/EN0u50Uacwi

This is welcome, but it needs to be delivered alongside a programme of accountability and change to tackle the hostile cultures inside our politics that prevents women, especially marginalised women, from being involved.