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This website is managed by The Parliament Project, click the image above to visit their website & get in touch. Scotland’s Women Stand is a collaboration between The Parliament Project, YWCA Scotland: The Young Women’s Movement, and is supported by The Scottish Parliament and The Scottish Government.

This website is managed by The Parliament Project, click the image above to visit their website & get in touch.

Scotland’s Women Stand is a collaboration between The Parliament Project, YWCA Scotland: The Young Women’s Movement, and is supported by The Scottish Parliament and The Scottish Government.

In 2019 Scotland’s Women Stand is an ambitious project that offers support to women in scotland who are interested in getting involved in politics and participative democracy, whatever their experience level.

Scotland's Women Stand
Encouraging Women of Scotland to Stand for Election.

Read the stories and advice of women who did it.
Councillor Claire Miller - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Feb 20, 2019
Councillor Claire Miller - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Feb 20, 2019
Feb 20, 2019
#FBFMightyWomen - Ray Michie
Feb 15, 2019
#FBFMightyWomen - Ray Michie
Feb 15, 2019

Janet Ray Michie, Baroness Michie of Gallanach (née Bannerman; 4 February 1934 – 6 May 2008) was a Scottish speech therapist and Liberal Democrat politician who served Argyll & Bute for 14 years, becoming a life peer.

Feb 15, 2019
Councillor Anne Horn - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Feb 11, 2019
Councillor Anne Horn - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Feb 11, 2019
Feb 11, 2019
#FBFMightyWomen - Winnie Ewing
Feb 7, 2019
#FBFMightyWomen - Winnie Ewing
Feb 7, 2019
Feb 7, 2019
Dr Vikki Turbine - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Feb 2, 2019
Dr Vikki Turbine - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Feb 2, 2019
Feb 2, 2019
#FBFMightyWomen- Agnes Agnew Hardie
Feb 1, 2019
#FBFMightyWomen- Agnes Agnew Hardie
Feb 1, 2019
Feb 1, 2019
#TBTMightyWomen - Mary Barbour
Jan 17, 2019
#TBTMightyWomen - Mary Barbour
Jan 17, 2019
Jan 17, 2019
Jenny Marr - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Jan 11, 2019
Jenny Marr - #ScotWomenStand Role Model & Supporter
Jan 11, 2019
Jan 11, 2019
#TBTMightyWomen - Maria Fyfe MP
Jan 9, 2019
#TBTMightyWomen - Maria Fyfe MP
Jan 9, 2019
Jan 9, 2019
#TBTMightyWomen - Constance Markievicz
Dec 20, 2018
#TBTMightyWomen - Constance Markievicz
Dec 20, 2018
Dec 20, 2018
Often, one of the biggest barriers to #WomenInPolitics is simply a lack of information and encouragement. Our workshops are designed to help demystify the process of standing for election, while leaving participants feeling informed and inspired to take that next step. . 👀 Keep your eyes peeled for our next set of workshops across England in Scotland, to be announced soon! . [Description: a group of three women talk around a table at our Milton Keynes workshop.] . #RepresentationMatters #GetReadyToStand #Women #Gender #WomenInPowers #Equality #GenderEquality #WomensRights #Politics #AskHerToStand #Parliament
📣 Bath! 📣 Our next workshop is in #Bath #Somerset on 30 April, designed especially for young women looking to kick-start their political careers. Register for free at the link in our bio, or tag a young women below who you’d love to see #GetReadyToStand 👇👇 . [Description: black and white photo of a smiling group of women, with word “Bath” written in capital letters at the top of the image.] . #WomenInPolitics #RepresentationMatters #AskHerToStand #Feminism #WomensRights #Parliament #GenderEquality #BathEngland #BathEvents #SomersetLife
Some of our favourite shots from our #WomenInPolitics workshop last week at the @londonassembly - big shout out to our fantastic speakers and all the incredible women who attended to #GetReadyToStand! . . [Description: four images - the first two of women at the workshop speaking together in groups, the second two of women stood in the crowd surrounded by other participants] . #RepresentationMatters #Equality #GenderEquality #IWD2019 #BalanceForBetter #PoliticalWomen #Feminist #Feminism #IntersectionalFeminism #Workshop #InternationalWomensDay #London #uk
! Happy International Women's Day from all of us at #ScotWomenStand! In the picture we have Shirley Chisholm, an incredible woman and political figure. #iwd2019
This #FridayFeeling brought to you by Michelle Bachelet 🎉 Happy weekend, all! . . [Description: Quote: "For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and elect, but to be elected," by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Right] . #Friday #QuoteOfTheDay #WomensRights #BalanceForBetter #IWD2019 #Feminism #GenderEquality #RepresentationMatters #WomenInPolitics
Today we're exploring @ScotParl, with a brief #ScotWomenStand intro, and links to all of the fantastic resources provided by the Scottish Parliament teams! . Check it out on our website - link in bio 🔗💫. . Do you have any questions for Scottish Parliament?
A bit of inspiration for this bright and sunny Tuesday☀️ We believe so fiercely in the power of women to change the world - which is exactly why we need more of them in politics where they can enact these changes! . . [Description: postcard with quote from Malala Yousafzai, reading “I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.”] . . #GirlPower #womeninpolitics #womenempowerment #genderequality #representationmatters #feminism #womensrights
Thank you, Milton Keynes! We left our workshop last week feeling inspired by the dozens of passionate women who joined us to explore their political pathway, as well as the four Councillors who graciously shared their journeys with us. Keep an eye out for these fierce women shaking up the world of politics! 💪 . . [Description: a group of women take a group photo post-workshop, smiling and with their arms arms raised.] . #MiltonKeynes #GetReadyToStand #WomenInPolitics #RepresentationMatters #GenderEquality #GenderParity #BalanceForBetter #Feminism #Feminist #WomensRights #MondayMotivation
Happy Monday! We are feeling inspired and empowered after our workshop in Edinburgh on Saturday. What are you going to do this week to #GetReadyToStand? . . [Description: Photo showing women participating in a workshop listening to the speaker.] . . #edinburgh #igersedinburgh #womeninpolitics #politics #feminism #genderequality #womensrights #womenempowerment
We're excited to share today's #ScotWomenStand blog, from @scottishgreenparty Councillor Claire Miller of @edinburgh_council 🙌🏼. . Contains experiences, advice, and calls to action for Women of Scotland, in a truly informative video-blog 💫🎞🎬. . Watch Cllr Claire Miller's full video on the @scotwomenstand blog - link in bio 🔗. . #AskHerToStand

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