The cost of being a woman

The cost-of-living crisis continues to affect our finances, yet the impact is not felt equally.

The cost-of-living crisis emerges as yet another pressing challenge disproportionately affecting women. Like the pandemic, it serves to amplify the entrenched structural disparities experienced by women, rendering them vulnerable to its impacts. This jeopardises progress in advancing economic and social equality for women and sending it into reverse.

Chapters
00:00 Introductions
01:59 Historical context of gender inequality
04:48 Cost of living crisis impact on women
08:26 Intersectionality
11:11 What can work places do to address inequality?
13:26 Examples of good work practices?
14:51 Equality, diversity and inclusion: From rhetoric to reality
19:47 Global class struggle
21:54 Long-term issues from this inequality
26:18 What would you want to see the Government do?

For International Women’s Day 2024, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Young Academy of Scotland brings a panel of experts from academia and practice to dissect this challenging topic. They will explore the historical context of systematic inequalities that persist today and some solutions required to address the imbalance, from workplaces to the law.

This discussion has been inspired by the RSE’s recent policy advice paper to the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee inquiry examining the impact of the cost of living crisis on women: https://rse.org.uk/expert-advice/advi...

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