On The Engender

In this final episode (for now) of On the Engender, we say goodbye to our amazing Podcast Producer Amanda Aitken, who has started a new career path as a carpenter. We are also delighted to introduce Engender's new Executive Director, Catherine Murphy, who joins hosts Alys and Amanda to talk a bit about herself and her background, as well as what the future has in store for Engender and for the feminist movement in Scotland. Recommendations for this episode: * Podcast: The first episode [https://ontheengender.libsyn.com/on-the-engender-0] of Of the Engender! * Podcast: Dolly Parton's America (via Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dolly-partons-america/id1481398762] or WNYC Studios) [https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america] * Book: Klara and the Sun [https://www.goodreads.com/uk/book/show/54120408-klara-and-the-sun] * TV: The Great British Sewing Bee [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03myqj2/the-great-british-sewing-bee?seriesId=m0016t5s] * Book: Her Country [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58673072-her-country] - How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be. * Documentary: Shut up and Sing [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811136/] * Podcast: Cocaine & Rhinestones [https://cocaineandrhinestones.com/] - the history of country music made in the 20th century. * TV: Alma's Not Normal [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09r3q71/almas-not-normal] Access a transcript of this episode here [https://www.engender.org.uk/files/ote-s4-final-episode-transcript.pdf]. On the Engender is produced for Engender by Amanda Aitken. Jingle by Bossy Love.

[CN: This episode contains mentions of rape, abuse, racism, islamophobia, FGM and the death penalty] In this episode, Engender's Alys Mumford interviews Baroness Helena Kennedy on her work as a human rights lawyer and fighting for women's equality, as well as looking at the experiences of women in the criminal justice system, and whether the law can bring about cultural change. Following on from Part 1 of Misogyny - A Human Rights Issue,  they also discuss her role in chairing The Independent Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland. Resources: * Eve was Framed [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1032368/eve-was-framed/9780099224419.html] * Misogyny - A Human Rights Issue. [https://www.gov.scot/publications/misogyny-human-rights-issue/] Recommendations: * Cut from the Same Cloth?: Muslim Women on Life in Britain [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57821420-cut-from-the-same-cloth] - Edited by Sabeena Akhtar. Access a transcript of the episode here [https://www.engender.org.uk/files/ote-s4-misogynt-part-2-with-baroness-helena-kennedy-transcript.pdf]. On the Engender is produced for Engender by Amanda Aitken. Jingle by Bossy Love.

[CN: This episode contains mentions of rape and online abuse.] In this episode of On the Engender, hosts Alys Mumford and Amanda Aitken are joined by Eilidh Dickson to discuss the final report of the Misogyny Working Group: Misogyny - A Human Rights Issue. Resources: * Misogyny - A Human Rights Issue. [https://www.gov.scot/publications/misogyny-human-rights-issue/] Recommendations: * Interior Design Masters [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0007mmw/interior-design-masters-with-alan-carr?seriesId=m00156mq]via BBC iPlayer * Picking wild garlic * ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: How Lauryn Hill Became Music’s Great Dual Threat [https://www.theringer.com/2022/1/12/22879867/ms-lauryn-hill-ex-factor] Access a transcript of this episode here [https://www.engender.org.uk/files/ote-s4-misogyny-part-1-with-eilidh-transcript.pdf]. On the Engender is produced for Engender by Amanda Aitken. Jingle by Bossy Love.

On International Women's Day, Engender were joined by Professor Akwugo Emejulu and Assa Samaké-Roman to discuss Black feminism in Europe. Listen to their conversation here. To find out more about their work, follow Professor Akwugo Emejulu here [@AkwugoEmejulu], and Assa Samaké-Roman here [https://twitter.com/Terfele] on Twitter. Find the book, To Exist is to Resist: Black Feminism in Europe, on Pluto Books here [https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745339474/to-exist-is-to-resist/]. You can access a transcript of the episode here [https://www.engender.org.uk/files/ote-s4-to-exist-is-to-resist-transcript.pdf]. On the Engender is produced for Engender by Amanda Aitken. Jingle by Bossy Love.

This week On The Engender, hosts Alys and Amanda discuss abortion rights in Scotland with Alice Murray and Lucy Grieve from Back Off Scotland, and hear about their campaign for the Scottish Government to introduce 'buffer zones' (protest-free areas) around clinics that provide abortion services across Scotland. They also talk to Jane Carnall about the work and history of Abortion Rights Edinburgh and get an update on abortion policy in Scotland from Engender's Policy Manager, Jill Wood. Resources mentioned in this episode are: * Gender Edit of the Party Manifestos [https://www.engender.org.uk/content/publications/A-Gender-Edit-of-Party-Manifestos-2021.pdf] * Joint Report, 2016: Our Bodies, Our Choice: The Case for a Scottish Approach to Abortion [https://www.engender.org.uk/content/publications/Our-bodies-our-choice---the-case-for-a-Scottish-approach-to-abortion.pdf] * Back Off Scotland Twitter [https://twitter.com/backoffscotland] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/backoffscotland/] * Edinburgh Abortion Rights Twitter [https://twitter.com/EdinProChoice] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AbortionRightsEdinburgh/] Recommendations for this episode are: * Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now [https://lighthousebookshop.com/book/9781788735841] by Jenny Brown from Lighthouse Books. * Glasgow Women's Library - Stride with Pride: LGBTQ Heritage Walking Tou [https://womenslibrary.org.uk/discover-our-projects/stride-with-pride-lgbtq-heritage-trail/]r * The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot [https://www.goodreads.com/uk/book/show/6493208-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks] * The Great Pottery Throw Down [https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-pottery-throw-down] Access a transcript of the episode here. [https://www.engender.org.uk/files/on-the-engender-s4-abortion-rights-transcript.pdf] On the Engender is produced for Engender by Amanda Aitken. Jingle by Bossy Love.