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Covid has hit women's employment hard - and threatens to roll back equality
Disruption has disproportionately affected women because men and women tend to work in different jobs and sectors
NEWS 1 April 2021 by Graham Martin
 
New report finds prolonged youth jobs crisis is set to cost UK economy almost £7 billion next year
More than half of employers in Scotland expect the pandemic to continue to have a negative impact young people’s employment prospects over the next three to five years
NEWS 31 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Doubling child payment within sight of new Scottish Government
Momentum gathers for doubling the payment
NEWS 29 March 2021 by Robert Armour
 
Social security coalition calls for action from political parties
The Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security wants politicians to commit to a fairer social security system
NEWS 29 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Inquiry will look at how communities can create change from the grassroots
Sam Anderson and Catherine-Rose Stocks-Rankin join the Inquiry as the newly appointed co-chairs
NEWS 26 March 2021 by Graham Martin
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Child poverty was on the rise in Scotland - and then the pandemic struck
“It is utterly dismaying to see thousands more children across Scotland had been locked in poverty even before the pandemic struck"
NEWS 25 March 2021 by Graham Martin
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Plight of children unable to visit their parents in prison highlighted
Families Outside has said a clear roadmap to the re-establishment of prison visits must be created
NEWS 24 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Campaign calls for free bus travel to be extended
The Everyone Aboard campaign wants to see free transport for those under 25 and everyone on Universal Credit
NEWS 24 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Food charity praises 'brave and selfless' volunteers
Food Train has praised the efforts of its helpers over the past year
NEWS 23 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
 
Drive to end digital exclusion in Scotland stepped up
A total of 60,000 households will have received support from Connecting Scotland to get online by the end of the year
NEWS 23 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

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