Tackling Poverty, Inequality & Deprivation in Scotland: Listening to Scottish Women

Date for your Diary - Thursday 26th June - Glasgow Concert Hall

9.30am - 2.30pm

One Parent Families Scotland “Choices” service and The Scottish Women's Convention are holding an event to enable women to discuss the Scottish Government’s consultation on tackling poverty, inequality and deprivation. The event will be held in the Glasgow Concert Hall on Thursday 26th June from 9.30-2.30. Participation of women from some key groups affected by poverty and low income will be particularly welcome:

• Women who are lone parents
• Women who are carers
• Women living in rural areas
• Women from black & ethnic minority communities
• Young women/ older women
• Women with a disability
• Lesbian and transgender women
• Women without dependants

 Get Your Voice Heard!

Priority for places will be given to women in the key target groups . The conference will offer you the opportunity to feed in your views on issues such as: the benefits system; employment & income; childcare; training & education; health; family issues; housing and neighbourhood; and community involvement. Your views and ideas will be fed back to the Scottish Government.

 Lunch provided. (Travel expenses and a contribution towards childcare costs can be reimbursed.)

If you are interested in attending this event please contact Mary Kerr at the SWC to register on 0141 248 8186 or mary.kerr@scottishwomensconvention.org. If you require further information you can also contact Marion Davis at Choices (OPFS) on 0141 847 0444 or mariondavis@opfswest.org.uk

Link to Information on the Consultation

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/210936/0055757.pdf

“..It is simply morally unacceptable that over 20% of our children still live in poverty.”