Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Meeting Minutes
6th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Meeting opened at: 10:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:30
- Published: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 04:10pm
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—
Farah Farzana, Race Equality Mainstreaming Officer, CEMVO Scotland;
Mariam Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Amina - the Muslim Women's Resource Centre;
Trishna Singh OBE, Director, Sikh Sanjog;
Joy Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, AAI EmployAbility;
Sara Medel Jiménez, Member, NASUWT Equality Advisory Group.
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 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee agreed its work programme.