Footnotes
1 The Equality Act 2006 created a duty on public authorities to:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination and harassment and
- Promote equality of opportunity between men and women
All public authorities are now legally required to demonstrate that they treat men and women fairly (not the same).
2 Some people are intersex. An individual may have both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; it may not be clear at birth whether they are male or female.
3 This example is chosen because it is likely to be obvious to (although not necessarily practised by) people living in Scotland.
4 Gender Audit of Statistics, Breitenbach,E. and Wasoff, F. Scottish Executive Social Research 2007, cited at www.engender.org.uk
5 Domestic Violence: the intersection of gender and control, Johnson P, Penn State, 2005
6 Violence Against Women: a literature review, Greenan L, Scottish Executive, 2004
7 Young People's Attitudes to Sex, Violence and Relationships, Zero Tolerance Charitable Trust, 1998 and follow up research, Young People's Attitudes on Gendered Violence, Burman M and Cartmel F, NHS Health Scotland, 2005
8 Source: UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women)
9 World Report on violence and Health, World Health Organization, 2002
10 Ibid
11 There is a 14% gap between men's and women's full-time hourly rates, and a 33% gap between women's part time hourly rates and men's full time hourly rates Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2008 cited at www.closethegap.org.uk
12 Scottish Ministers are required to set priorities for the advancement of equality of opportunity between men and women as a "specific duty" of the Gender Equality Duty in Scotland. After a process of consultation and data analysis, Ministers decided in June 2009 that their two priorities would be violence against women and occupational segregation.
13 See, for example, White Ribbon Campaign at www.whiteribbonscotland.org.uk
14 What can contemporary gender theory contribute to understanding of abuse in same sex relationships, Whiting N, Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice, 2008
15 Safer Lives: Changed Lives: A Shared Approach to Tackling Violence Against Women in Scotland, The Scottish Government and COSLA, 2009