SCOTTISH Labour have promised to take on the “disproportionate” effect on women of cuts to public services, as part of a new campaign to reverse local government cuts.
They have promised to increase resources for services like Women’s Aid, in line with a pledge to strengthen services for women and families affected by domestic abuse.
Police Scotland revealed this week that nearly 60,000 domestic abuse incidents were recorded in 2017-18, around 80% of which had a female victim. The provision of “safe and adequate homes” for all women and their families is also a key pledge in the campaign.
Scottish Labour activists will be holding stalls and door-knocking around the country this weekend, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign that has run annually since 1991.
The party’s equalities spokeswoman Pauline McNeill said: “Women are the majority users and providers of public services so we need a long-term funding solution.”
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