SCVO Equalities - Homepage

Oppressive attitudes, practices and ideologies, which are expressed in individual, institutional and structural discrimination, remain prevalent in society. The voluntary sector has been and is responsible for major advances in policy and practice in achieving a culture shift and in tackling discrimination.

SCVO is committed to ensuring that that the voluntary sector has the skills and capacity necessary to meet the challenges of advancing equality of opportunity. SCVO has developed an extensive programme of work on equalities issues within the voluntary sector. SCVO is further committed to taking the voluntary sectors message and experience on promoting equality to government, the public and private sectors and the public at large.

Women and Leadership Project

SCVO have secured funding from the European Structural Funds under priority 2 and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission for an innovative pilot project targeting both women's personal skills development and the implementation of "equalities mainstreaming" within third sector organisations.

The increasing importance of women in the labour market is well recognised - as are the impediments to economic growth caused by female under-representation and discriminatory practices in senior level and professional posts. Direct intervention and support at both a personal level and an organisational level can help to support those organisations seeking to "mainstream" equalities.

The project aims to support the "mainstreaming" of equalities through an organisational development programme, tailored organisational support, a Women and Leadership personal development programme, additional mentoring support, a series of networking events, conferences, a web network and an e-newsletter.

By working with individuals and organisations simultaneously we will support those women facing multiple barriers and enhance the competitiveness, effectiveness, efficiency and performance of third sector organisations.

We are currently developing this innovative positive action pilot, which will focus on female individuals who are under-represented in the workplace ie. BME women, recent women returners to the labour market and disabled women.

This project is a partnership intervention between Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations, Engender and PATH Scotland.

This project is due to commence in October 2008.

Details of the Programme will appear here in due course however, if you would like to join our mailing list and receive the details as soon as we publish them please email: equalities@scvo.org.uk

If you would like to discuss involvement in the project either as a female participant, at organisational level or as a mentor please call Linda Anderson on 0141 225 8034 or email: linda.anderson@scvo.org.uk

Please note the SCVO Equalities website is currently under construction and will be developed over the coming months. Please refer to regularly for updates.
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Women and Leadership Project - 28 Aug 08

An Information Day for the new Building Bridges Programme for 2008 - 2009 will be held in late August 08. The last 30 years has seen the introduction of a plethora of equalities legislation............

Equalities Awareness Training - 24 Jan 08

Last year SCVO and Communities Scotland ran a number of training courses aimed at raising awareness of equalities in an organisational setting. These courses were extremely popular, Community Scotland are now looking to build on their success by running the original sessions for a second time together with a further course aimed at taking the learning further. This additional one day course will focus specifically on Imbedding Equalities within your Service Delivery and your Organsiation.

Equalities Showcase Event - 14 Nov 07

As part of the Building Bridges programme, GCVS in conjunction with SCVO have organised an Equalities Showcase.

Full list of News Stories

CEHR Commissioners announced
Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced the names of nine new Commissioners for the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) and the appointment of Margaret Prosser as Deputy Chair to Trevor Phillips.

E- Learning
Is your organisation looking for a cost effective way for staff to engage in training and learning? Look no further, SCVO has a number of e-learning courses available online and access is free.

For Diversity: Against Discrimination
A new website for the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All is now online. It includes information on the themes and objectives of the Year, and a wealth of practical information on how the Year will be organised. For those who want to get involved, the site provides contact details of the National Implementing Bodies. These organisations can provide official endorsement for events and activities ('moral support') and the right to use the Year's logo.

Online Consultation by Equality and Human Rights Commission about its Equality Scheme
The Equality and Human Rights Commission aim to produce a single equality scheme that includes all areas of equality covered by their remit. As well as disability, gender and race, the equality scheme will also cover age, religion or belief and sexual orientation, as well as human rights. The online questionnaire about its equality scheme can be completed all at once or over a short period of time with the opportunity to save as you go.

People of the Year Human Rights Awards
RADAR'S, People of the Year Awards is the only event in Europe that celebrates, recognises and honours individuals and organisations that have made a significant contribution to the furtherance of human rights for disabled people.

Same Difference?
Guidance On CLD And Equalities Groups: Are you involved in community learning and development activity? Do you want to learn more about working with equalities groups? Would you like to share experiences and learn from others? Learning Connections is running a series of free sessions aimed at supporting people involved in community learning and development to work effectively with equalities groups. These sessions are based on a NEW resource called Same Difference? More details and booking for the events can be found at the above link.

The Department of Work and Pensions and Faith Based Groups
DWP has organised a number of participation events designed to understand how to encourage Faith based groups and the third sector to be actively involved in Employment Programmes. To find out more......

The Equalities Review
Fairness and Freedom: The Final Report of the Equalities Review is published on 28 February 2007.

Full calendar

GCVS Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector is the main development agency and advocate for voluntary and community organisations in Glasgow.
ENF The Equality Network Forum – brings together Glasgow’s 4 Equality Networks and Glasgow City Council
SVSEHR - the Scottish Voluntary Sector Equalities and Human Rights coalition aims to address disadvantage and imbalances in society with respect to the protection and promotion of equality and human rights in Scotland
HIEF - The Highlands & Islands Equality Forum is a project to raise awareness of Equality issues in the Highlands & Islands.
goodmoves The premier careers hub for the not for profit and voluntary sector in Scotland
The Big Picture A quality improvement framework, written by and for the voluntary sector