First Minister's National Advisory Council on Women and Girls First Phase Two Report: Scottish Government Response - Easy Read

The National Advisory Council on Women and Girls or NACWG for short

This is an Easy Read document.

It explains the Scottish Government’s response to the First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls’ Phase 2 Report.

John Swinney is the First Minister of Scotland.

He wants to make life better for women and girls in Scotland.

A group of women help the First Minister find out more about life for women and girls in Scotland.

They are called The National Advisory Council on Women and Girls.

The Advisory Council includes women with different backgrounds, experiences, and areas of expertise – this means things they know a lot about.

The Advisory Council listens to women and girls across Scotland.

They gather stories, views, examples and evidence to understand the real issues.

Evidence is information that proves something is true.

They share what they learn with the Government and suggest changes.

In this report the suggested changes are called Calls to Action.

The Empowering Women Panel is a group of women from different backgrounds who have experienced inequality.

Their stories helped the Advisory Council understand real life problems.