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Sex/Gender: Gathering and Using Data to Advance Women’s Equality and Rights in Scotland

Last Updated
28 April 2026
Source
Engender

Resource Tags

Content Types:

Guidance

Relevant Driver(s):

3. Ensuring effective regulatory and policy environment 4. Using evidence and experience 5. Enhancing capability and culture

Specific Action(s):

3A. Understand legal obligations 4A. Collect and analyse equality data consistently 4B. Engage with lived experience and work meaningfully with communities 5A. Put in place comprehensive training programmes

Implementation Levels:

Development
Foundation

Prior Knowledge Required:

Basic

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Education Government Health and social care Local authorities Third Sector

Role:

Analysts Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists HR Professionals Policy Officers/Makers Senior Leaders/Management

PSED Needs:

Advance equality of opportunity

Resource content

A paper from Engender making the case for why Scottish public bodies need to routinely collect and use data broken down by sex, and what is getting in the way. It includes clear working definitions of terms that are often confused, such as gender competence and gender mainstreaming. These definitions are among the clearest available in a Scottish public sector context. Also includes practical steps public bodies can take to improve.

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