Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:15
- Published: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 01:59pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Joe FitzPatrick (Convener)
- Maggie Chapman (Deputy Convener)
- Karen Adam (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Pam Gosal (Member)
- Fulton MacGregor (Member)
- Alexander Stewart (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work:
The Committee took evidence from—
Ruth Boyle, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Close the Gap;
Eilidh Dickson, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Engender;
Professor Norin Arshed, Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, School of Business, University of Dundee.
3 Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
4 Petition PE1817 End Conversion Therapy (In Private):
The Committee considered a paper on key issues and recommendations.