Minutes: 01 March 2022

Tuesday, 01 March 2022

6th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 10:00am

End time: 12:30pm

Location: This is a virtual meeting

Published: Tuesday, 01 March 2022

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.

2. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work:

The Committee took evidence from—

Farah Farzana, Race Equality Mainstreaming Officer, CEMVO Scotland;

Mariam Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Amina - the Muslim Women's Resource Centre;

Trishna Singh OBE, Director, Sikh Sanjog;

Joy Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, AAI EmployAbility;

Sara Medel Jiménez, Member, NASUWT Equality Advisory Group.

3. Women's unfair responsibility for unpaid care and domestic work (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.

4. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee agreed its work programme.