Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021- SSI to add sex as a characteristic: equality impact assessment

Equality impact assessment (EQIA) for the Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) to add "sex" as a characteristic to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.


Footnotes

1 Equality Act 2010

2 Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice

3 Impact of sexism on young women’s mental health

4 OU research reveals shocking level of online violence experienced by women and girls across the UK

5 Online content moderation - Current challenges in detecting hate speech

6 Older Women: Inequality at the Intersection of Age and Gender

7 Human rights of older women: the intersection between ageing and gender

8 Amid worrying trends in attitudes towards gender-based violence, UNECE calls for commitment to end all violence against women

9 Young men, masculinity and misogyny

10 Gender stereotypes against women with disabilities

11 The ‘double whammy’ of being a disabled woman in the UK

12 Violence against Disabled women and girls increasing on transport

13 Impact of gender-based violence on the mental health of disabled women

14 Unequal, Unheard, Unjust: But not Hidden Anymore – new report launched at Scotland’s Learning Disability and Gender-Based Violence Conference 2023

15 Gender-Based Violence: A Comprehensive Guide

16 Transgender Hate - Stop Hate UK

17 LGBTIQ equality at a crossroads – Progress and challenges

18 Marriage and civil partnership discrimination

19 Is Marriage Associated With Decreases or Increases in Sexism?

20 Evidence on Sexual harassment of women and girls in public places

21 Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report 19 December 2024

22 Landmark report reveals 75% of women of colour have experienced racism at work

23 Toxic tech: New polling exposes widespread online misogyny driving Gen Z away from social media

24 Written evidence from Women’s Aid Federation of England

25 Gendering Islamophobia, racism and White supremacy

26 Failing victims, fuelling hate: challenging the harms of the ‘Muslim grooming gangs’ narrative

27 Gendered Islamophobia: Evidence of Disproportionate Abuse Against Muslim Women and Girls

28 The New Norm of Anti-Muslim Hate - Tell MAMA Report 2025

29 Muslim Women's Network UK - Gendered Islamophobia Inquiry

30 Misogynist language online can escalate to offline violence against women and girls

31 Hearing the Victims Voice

32 State of Girls Rights Report

33 Online Nation 2024 report

34 SPA Meeting: Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy

35 The Misandry Myth: An Inaccurate Stereotype About Feminists’ Attitudes Toward Men

36 What Works for Ending Sexual Harassment Report

37 Hearing the Victims Voice

Contact

Email: ellis.reilly@gov.scot

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