Close the Gap
@closethegap.org.uk
Close the Gap is Scotland's expert policy advocacy organisation working on women's labour market equality.
www.closethegap.org.uk
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🎉 We're #Hiring for a part-time Policy & Parliamentary Lead.
🗣️This is a senior position where you'll lead on our policy analysis & advocacy and parliamentary engagement.
Closing date: Sunday 8th March
➡️ Find out more & apply at www.closethegap.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19
#ThirdSectorJobs #PolicyJobs
🗣️This is a senior position where you'll lead on our policy analysis & advocacy and parliamentary engagement.
Closing date: Sunday 8th March
➡️ Find out more & apply at www.closethegap.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19
#ThirdSectorJobs #PolicyJobs
Too many separated parents are battling a system that doesn’t work. Children are losing out on the security they deserve. We’re proud to support @opfs.org.uk, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social in calling for change.
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#TransformingChildMaintenance
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#TransformingChildMaintenance
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Too many separated parents are battling a system that doesn’t work. Children are losing out on the security they deserve. We’re proud to support @opfs.org.uk, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social in calling for change.
👉 buff.ly/ncjEPht
#TransformingChildMaintenance
👉 buff.ly/ncjEPht
#TransformingChildMaintenance
🎉 We're #Hiring for a part-time Policy & Parliamentary Lead.
🗣️This is a senior position where you'll lead on our policy analysis & advocacy and parliamentary engagement.
Closing date: Sunday 8th March
➡️ Find out more & apply at www.closethegap.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19
#ThirdSectorJobs #PolicyJobs
🗣️This is a senior position where you'll lead on our policy analysis & advocacy and parliamentary engagement.
Closing date: Sunday 8th March
➡️ Find out more & apply at www.closethegap.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19
#ThirdSectorJobs #PolicyJobs
February 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
🎉 We're #Hiring for a part-time Policy & Parliamentary Lead.
🗣️This is a senior position where you'll lead on our policy analysis & advocacy and parliamentary engagement.
Closing date: Sunday 8th March
➡️ Find out more & apply at www.closethegap.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19
#ThirdSectorJobs #PolicyJobs
🗣️This is a senior position where you'll lead on our policy analysis & advocacy and parliamentary engagement.
Closing date: Sunday 8th March
➡️ Find out more & apply at www.closethegap.org.uk/jobs/?jobid=19
#ThirdSectorJobs #PolicyJobs
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@closethegap.org.uk is recruiting a Policy and Parliamentary Lead tinyurl.com/4s3hmf9r £37,185 pro-rata Glasgow #charityjob
February 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
@closethegap.org.uk is recruiting a Policy and Parliamentary Lead tinyurl.com/4s3hmf9r £37,185 pro-rata Glasgow #charityjob
🎂This year Close the Gap turns 25!
To kick off our anniversary celebrations, we're launching a three-part webinar series exploring occupational segregation.
📆 Join us online on 17th March, 28th April & 12th May - 13:00 - 14:00.
For more info on & links to register visit buff.ly/hc1CBSY
To kick off our anniversary celebrations, we're launching a three-part webinar series exploring occupational segregation.
📆 Join us online on 17th March, 28th April & 12th May - 13:00 - 14:00.
For more info on & links to register visit buff.ly/hc1CBSY
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🎂This year Close the Gap turns 25!
To kick off our anniversary celebrations, we're launching a three-part webinar series exploring occupational segregation.
📆 Join us online on 17th March, 28th April & 12th May - 13:00 - 14:00.
For more info on & links to register visit buff.ly/hc1CBSY
To kick off our anniversary celebrations, we're launching a three-part webinar series exploring occupational segregation.
📆 Join us online on 17th March, 28th April & 12th May - 13:00 - 14:00.
For more info on & links to register visit buff.ly/hc1CBSY
📅Only one week to go until the #SCVOGathering!
We're looking forward to exhibiting at The Gathering 2026. Join us on 10 & 11 Feb at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for the UK’s largest free voluntary sector event.
👋Come and say hello - we'll be on stand 10 in Cromdale Hall!
We're looking forward to exhibiting at The Gathering 2026. Join us on 10 & 11 Feb at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for the UK’s largest free voluntary sector event.
👋Come and say hello - we'll be on stand 10 in Cromdale Hall!
February 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
📅Only one week to go until the #SCVOGathering!
We're looking forward to exhibiting at The Gathering 2026. Join us on 10 & 11 Feb at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for the UK’s largest free voluntary sector event.
👋Come and say hello - we'll be on stand 10 in Cromdale Hall!
We're looking forward to exhibiting at The Gathering 2026. Join us on 10 & 11 Feb at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for the UK’s largest free voluntary sector event.
👋Come and say hello - we'll be on stand 10 in Cromdale Hall!
Our Programme Officer Leonie McConnell took part in the reference group to support the delivery of this research and provide insights on VAW as a workplace issue.
Read the full report here: www.sccjr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Read the full report here: www.sccjr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
NEW SURVEY FINDINGS‼️
81% of women musicians in the Scottish folk music scene, who participated in a new survey, have been sexually assaulted or harassed.
Full report here: sccjr.ac.uk/publication/...
@uofgsociology.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk
🔊Video of findings.
81% of women musicians in the Scottish folk music scene, who participated in a new survey, have been sexually assaulted or harassed.
Full report here: sccjr.ac.uk/publication/...
@uofgsociology.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk
🔊Video of findings.
January 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Our Programme Officer Leonie McConnell took part in the reference group to support the delivery of this research and provide insights on VAW as a workplace issue.
Read the full report here: www.sccjr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Read the full report here: www.sccjr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Our latest research explores disabled women's experiences of employment in Scotland. If you missed last year's launch, you can still read the findings from #ExcludedByDesign:
- Summary report buff.ly/Qnmxs9A
- Full report buff.ly/kbXQY4D
- Easy Read version buff.ly/Yfiktrf
- Summary report buff.ly/Qnmxs9A
- Full report buff.ly/kbXQY4D
- Easy Read version buff.ly/Yfiktrf
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Our latest research explores disabled women's experiences of employment in Scotland. If you missed last year's launch, you can still read the findings from #ExcludedByDesign:
- Summary report buff.ly/Qnmxs9A
- Full report buff.ly/kbXQY4D
- Easy Read version buff.ly/Yfiktrf
- Summary report buff.ly/Qnmxs9A
- Full report buff.ly/kbXQY4D
- Easy Read version buff.ly/Yfiktrf
Employers! Join our practical, business-focused webinar on advancing gender equality and strengthening #FairWork practice.
Featuring a demo of our updated tool for #SMEs and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Tuesday 24th February,10.00am – 11.30am
Register for free at: buff.ly/CMzGM5J
Featuring a demo of our updated tool for #SMEs and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Tuesday 24th February,10.00am – 11.30am
Register for free at: buff.ly/CMzGM5J
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Employers! Join our practical, business-focused webinar on advancing gender equality and strengthening #FairWork practice.
Featuring a demo of our updated tool for #SMEs and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Tuesday 24th February,10.00am – 11.30am
Register for free at: buff.ly/CMzGM5J
Featuring a demo of our updated tool for #SMEs and expert panel discussion.
🗓️ Tuesday 24th February,10.00am – 11.30am
Register for free at: buff.ly/CMzGM5J
📣 Prioritising action on gender equality isn't just the right thing to do, it makes economic sense.
Our latest blog discusses our manifesto priorities for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election which will enable meaningful change for women in Scotland.
Read it here: buff.ly/ZbMSVjb
Our latest blog discusses our manifesto priorities for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election which will enable meaningful change for women in Scotland.
Read it here: buff.ly/ZbMSVjb
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
📣 Prioritising action on gender equality isn't just the right thing to do, it makes economic sense.
Our latest blog discusses our manifesto priorities for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election which will enable meaningful change for women in Scotland.
Read it here: buff.ly/ZbMSVjb
Our latest blog discusses our manifesto priorities for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election which will enable meaningful change for women in Scotland.
Read it here: buff.ly/ZbMSVjb
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Ahead of #InternationalParityAtWorkDay, we're exploring the barriers young mothers face in the labour market and how @closethegap.org.uk and Save the Children are working together to create fair, inclusive workplaces: https://loom.ly/3YDytHY #NACWG
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Ahead of #InternationalParityAtWorkDay, we're exploring the barriers young mothers face in the labour market and how @closethegap.org.uk and Save the Children are working together to create fair, inclusive workplaces: https://loom.ly/3YDytHY #NACWG
We've published our manifesto detailing our policy asks for the upcoming 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
It focuses on three priority areas that should be taken over the next
parliamentary term to address the gender pay gap in Scotland.
Read it here: www.closethegap.org.uk/content/reso...
It focuses on three priority areas that should be taken over the next
parliamentary term to address the gender pay gap in Scotland.
Read it here: www.closethegap.org.uk/content/reso...
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
We've published our manifesto detailing our policy asks for the upcoming 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
It focuses on three priority areas that should be taken over the next
parliamentary term to address the gender pay gap in Scotland.
Read it here: www.closethegap.org.uk/content/reso...
It focuses on three priority areas that should be taken over the next
parliamentary term to address the gender pay gap in Scotland.
Read it here: www.closethegap.org.uk/content/reso...
Now that the 2-child limit has been abolished, @endchildpoverty.bsky.social members are calling for Scottish Government to use the resources freed up to further boost Scottish social security for families.
Read our full letter to the Cabinet Secretary here: tinyurl.com/2xfh4yyy
#EndChildPoverty
Read our full letter to the Cabinet Secretary here: tinyurl.com/2xfh4yyy
#EndChildPoverty
December 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Now that the 2-child limit has been abolished, @endchildpoverty.bsky.social members are calling for Scottish Government to use the resources freed up to further boost Scottish social security for families.
Read our full letter to the Cabinet Secretary here: tinyurl.com/2xfh4yyy
#EndChildPoverty
Read our full letter to the Cabinet Secretary here: tinyurl.com/2xfh4yyy
#EndChildPoverty
Our #ExcludedbyDesign research reveals disabled women face discrimination at every stage of employment: from getting a job, accessing support to progressing in their careers.
🔗Read the:
Full report buff.ly/YzlUsN8
Summary report buff.ly/1rXx57i
Easy Read version buff.ly/q9DpAW2
🔗Read the:
Full report buff.ly/YzlUsN8
Summary report buff.ly/1rXx57i
Easy Read version buff.ly/q9DpAW2
December 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Our #ExcludedbyDesign research reveals disabled women face discrimination at every stage of employment: from getting a job, accessing support to progressing in their careers.
🔗Read the:
Full report buff.ly/YzlUsN8
Summary report buff.ly/1rXx57i
Easy Read version buff.ly/q9DpAW2
🔗Read the:
Full report buff.ly/YzlUsN8
Summary report buff.ly/1rXx57i
Easy Read version buff.ly/q9DpAW2
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Our review of all 32 Scottish councils found major gaps in understanding how local budget decisions impact women.
More detail here: www.swbg.org.uk/content/publications/Local-Authority-Budget-review-2025-26.pdf
More detail here: www.swbg.org.uk/content/publications/Local-Authority-Budget-review-2025-26.pdf
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our review of all 32 Scottish councils found major gaps in understanding how local budget decisions impact women.
More detail here: www.swbg.org.uk/content/publications/Local-Authority-Budget-review-2025-26.pdf
More detail here: www.swbg.org.uk/content/publications/Local-Authority-Budget-review-2025-26.pdf
This #HumanRightsDay, we’ve joined 180+ orgs across the UK in signing an open letter to the Prime Minister & political leaders, urging them to support human rights, say no to plans that weaken them, help people to use their human rights & say that human rights are for everyone.
Read it below 👇
Read it below 👇
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This #HumanRightsDay, we’ve joined 180+ orgs across the UK in signing an open letter to the Prime Minister & political leaders, urging them to support human rights, say no to plans that weaken them, help people to use their human rights & say that human rights are for everyone.
Read it below 👇
Read it below 👇
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Are you interested how the budget will impact women and gender equality? Join our discussion tomorrow at 10am online.
Tickets still available - get yours now 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
Tickets still available - get yours now 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Are you interested how the budget will impact women and gender equality? Join our discussion tomorrow at 10am online.
Tickets still available - get yours now 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
Tickets still available - get yours now 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
Last week, we attended @aminamwrc.bsky.social & Scot Gov #TheHiddenHarm event to examine how the far right weaponises VAWG, fuels racism & threatens women’s safety.
Together we can reclaim the fight against gender-based violence through an anti-racist and intersectional lens.
#16DaysofActivsm
Together we can reclaim the fight against gender-based violence through an anti-racist and intersectional lens.
#16DaysofActivsm
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Last week, we attended @aminamwrc.bsky.social & Scot Gov #TheHiddenHarm event to examine how the far right weaponises VAWG, fuels racism & threatens women’s safety.
Together we can reclaim the fight against gender-based violence through an anti-racist and intersectional lens.
#16DaysofActivsm
Together we can reclaim the fight against gender-based violence through an anti-racist and intersectional lens.
#16DaysofActivsm
Employers play a key role in tackling all forms of VAW. This starts with understanding the impact it can have on women and their experience at work.
Our #16DaysOfActivism blog discusses what needs to be done to make workplaces safer for victim-survivors of sexual violence.
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Our #16DaysOfActivism blog discusses what needs to be done to make workplaces safer for victim-survivors of sexual violence.
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Blog | 16 days of activism: What workplaces can do to support victim-survivors of sexual violence
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December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Employers play a key role in tackling all forms of VAW. This starts with understanding the impact it can have on women and their experience at work.
Our #16DaysOfActivism blog discusses what needs to be done to make workplaces safer for victim-survivors of sexual violence.
📖
Our #16DaysOfActivism blog discusses what needs to be done to make workplaces safer for victim-survivors of sexual violence.
📖
On Tuesday, we launched our latest research, #ExcludedByDesign: Research on disabled women's employment in Scotland.
Our latest blog highlights the key findings from the report and the necessary action policymakers and employers must take.
📖 Read it here:
Our latest blog highlights the key findings from the report and the necessary action policymakers and employers must take.
📖 Read it here:
Blog | New research by Close the Gap reveals disabled women earn less, work harder, face doubt and judgement, and often struggle to get the support they need
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
On Tuesday, we launched our latest research, #ExcludedByDesign: Research on disabled women's employment in Scotland.
Our latest blog highlights the key findings from the report and the necessary action policymakers and employers must take.
📖 Read it here:
Our latest blog highlights the key findings from the report and the necessary action policymakers and employers must take.
📖 Read it here:
While there is focus on getting more disabled people into work, there’s much less on supporting progression.
Only 17% of disabled women felt their employer provided clear opportunities for progression.
#ExcludedByDesign
Only 17% of disabled women felt their employer provided clear opportunities for progression.
#ExcludedByDesign
Colleague doubts and judgements were a common theme with 81% of disabled women feeling the need to work harder to prove they were as capable as non-disabled colleagues.
One participant told us: “I have been made to feel a burden and not a team player.”
#ExcludedByDesign
One participant told us: “I have been made to feel a burden and not a team player.”
#ExcludedByDesign
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
While there is focus on getting more disabled people into work, there’s much less on supporting progression.
Only 17% of disabled women felt their employer provided clear opportunities for progression.
#ExcludedByDesign
Only 17% of disabled women felt their employer provided clear opportunities for progression.
#ExcludedByDesign
Today we’re launching our newest research on disabled women’s experiences of employment in Scotland.
If you’re attending our event online or in person, use the hashtag #ExcludedByDesign
If you’re attending our event online or in person, use the hashtag #ExcludedByDesign
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Today we’re launching our newest research on disabled women’s experiences of employment in Scotland.
If you’re attending our event online or in person, use the hashtag #ExcludedByDesign
If you’re attending our event online or in person, use the hashtag #ExcludedByDesign
We're pleased to see this motion by Mercedes Villalba MSP highlighting our upcoming research on disabled women’s employment in Scotland.
On Saturday we previewed #ExcludedByDesign at @scottishtuc.bsky.social annual Disabled Workers' Conference. The research will be officially launched tomorrow.
On Saturday we previewed #ExcludedByDesign at @scottishtuc.bsky.social annual Disabled Workers' Conference. The research will be officially launched tomorrow.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We're pleased to see this motion by Mercedes Villalba MSP highlighting our upcoming research on disabled women’s employment in Scotland.
On Saturday we previewed #ExcludedByDesign at @scottishtuc.bsky.social annual Disabled Workers' Conference. The research will be officially launched tomorrow.
On Saturday we previewed #ExcludedByDesign at @scottishtuc.bsky.social annual Disabled Workers' Conference. The research will be officially launched tomorrow.
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Huge thanks to Anna from @closethegap.org.uk for joining conference and giving delegates a first look at their new research on disabled women’s employment in Scotland.
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Huge thanks to Anna from @closethegap.org.uk for joining conference and giving delegates a first look at their new research on disabled women’s employment in Scotland.
📣 We've got a limited number of in-person tickets still available for the launch of our new research on disabled women's employment in Scotland.
📆 Tuesday 25th November 2025, 10.00am – 01.00pm
📍DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central (online tickets also available).
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/6l3eFU8
📆 Tuesday 25th November 2025, 10.00am – 01.00pm
📍DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central (online tickets also available).
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/6l3eFU8
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 We've got a limited number of in-person tickets still available for the launch of our new research on disabled women's employment in Scotland.
📆 Tuesday 25th November 2025, 10.00am – 01.00pm
📍DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central (online tickets also available).
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/6l3eFU8
📆 Tuesday 25th November 2025, 10.00am – 01.00pm
📍DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central (online tickets also available).
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/6l3eFU8
Today is #EqualPayDay, highlighting when women in the UK effectively work for free for the rest of the year due to the #GenderPayGap.
📈 The Scottish pay gap is now at 10%, a rise from 8.3% in 2024, while the headline UK pay gap is 10.9%.
📈 The Scottish pay gap is now at 10%, a rise from 8.3% in 2024, while the headline UK pay gap is 10.9%.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today is #EqualPayDay, highlighting when women in the UK effectively work for free for the rest of the year due to the #GenderPayGap.
📈 The Scottish pay gap is now at 10%, a rise from 8.3% in 2024, while the headline UK pay gap is 10.9%.
📈 The Scottish pay gap is now at 10%, a rise from 8.3% in 2024, while the headline UK pay gap is 10.9%.