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E20 - WiPA Holyrood 2026 Manifesto Series

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 • Duration 36:12

Join Sarah Cowie and Anna Cowan for the latest episode of The Unofficial Report as they unravel the WiPA Manifesto Mini-Series! With Holyrood 2026 on the horizon, discover how you can make your mark in the world of policy and public affairs. Tune in to learn the importance of crafting concise, impactful asks, understanding key dates, and presenting your data to resonate with the Scottish political parties.As ever, stay connected with WiPA Scotland by following us on LinkedIn and subscribing to our newsletter for the latest updates and events.

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E19 - Lauren Currie OBE and Upfront.

Thursday, May 29, 2025 • Duration 29:58

In the latest episode of our podcast - The Unofficial Report - we spoke to Lauren Currie OBE, Founder of UPFRONT, an organisation on a mission to change confidence, visibility, and power for 10 million women.

In just 30 minutes, we cover:

- Why imposter syndrome isn’t your fault

- The myth of work-life balance and why we need to talk about working mothers

- Her new children's book to teach children and the grown ups around them about the patriarchy

- Paying the cringe tax and what we can learn from the PIE model (Performance, Image, Exposure).

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The Unofficial Report E10 - Close the Gap and Anna Ritchie Allan

Friday, August 2, 2024 • Duration 53:03

In this episode of the Unofficial Report, Sarah Cowie and Clare Slipper chat with Executive Director of Close the Gap, Anna Ritchie Allan.

We have a fascinating conversation with Anna where we hear all about the crucial difference between the gender pay gap and equal pay; intersectionality within gender pay gap reporting; and what companies can do to make their organisations more inclusive!

If you'd like to find out more about Close the Gap, visit their website here: https://www.closethegap.org.uk/

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Celebrating Pride 2024 with WiPA Scotland - In Conversation with Holly Bruce, Councillor for Scottish Green Party

Thursday, June 27, 2024 • Duration 48:47

In this live episode event, WiPA Scotland Co-Chair, Lucy Miller and Glasgow Councillor for the Scottish Green Party, Holly Bruce speak about their experiences of being bisexual women in public life.

Lucy and Holly chat about coming out in both a personal and professional capacity, queer representation in Scottish politics and some interesting celebrity crush admissions!

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The Unofficial Report E8 - Elect Her and Hannah Stevens

Monday, May 20, 2024 • Duration 45:10

2024 is set to witness the highest number of people head to the polls, ever! It’s a big year for politics and a huge opportunity to see more women enter elected office.

On this episode of the Unofficial Report, Ashley and Lucy are joined by Hannah Stevens, CEO of Elect Her, a not-for-profit organisation that work to motivate, support and equip women in all their diversity to stand for political office in Britain. We talk about all things representation of women in elected office, including: why men still hold the majority of elected positions, what needs to change to empower more women to run, and some examples of work that exists to dismantle the structures that hold women back.

If you want to hear more about Elect Her, you can go to:

Website: https://www.elect-her.org.uk/
Twitter/X & Instagram: @ElectHer_UK
Email: community@elect-her.org.uk

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Gender sensitive audit of the Scottish Parliament: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/spcb/gender-sensitive-audit.pdf
The Equal Representation Coalition’s Equal Representation Tool Kit: https://www.equalrepresentation.scot/
Resources on running for elected office: https://www.elect-her.org.uk/resource-hub

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The Unofficial Report E7 - Financial Literacy, Women's Spaces, and Girlbossification

Friday, April 5, 2024 • Duration 44:35

In this latest episode of The Unofficial Report, Lucy Miller and Sarah Cowie discuss their thoughts on some of the topics raised at our recent Women in Finance event, kindly sponsored by RBS. As well as musings on life and politics, financial literacy and *girllbossification*.

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The Unofficial Report E6 - IWD24 with Jenni Snell CEO at The Young Women's Movement Scotland

Friday, March 1, 2024 • Duration 41:13

Join Clare and Sarah for this International Women's Day themed episode of The Unofficial Report!

On this episode, we're joined by Jenni Snell, CEO at The Young Women's Movement Scotland. Tune in to hear all about Jenni's journey to becoming a CEO, what needs to change in the public affairs sector to support women into senior leadership roles, and some of the work of YWM including their recent report into young women's experiences of healthcare in Scotland.

You can find more information about the work of YMS and their recent reports, and how to get involved below:

Young Women’s Health & Wellbeing

Status of Young Women in Scotland report 22/23 - https://www.youngwomenscot.org/syws /
Safe Access Zones – https://www.youngwomenscot.org/blog/young-women-and-safe-access-zones
EmBody to EmPower toolkit - https://www.youngwomenscot.org/embody-to-empower

Young Women’s Leadership

Developing Young Women’s Feminist Leadership: Young Women Lead - https://www.youngwomenscot.org/young-women-lead & Empowering Pathways https://www.youngwomenscot.org/empowering-pathways
Climate Justice emerging area of work e.g. Ecocide Bill Response https://www.youngwomenscot.org/blog/young-women-ecocide-and-feminist-climate-justice

The Unofficial Report E5 - Welcome to 2024!

Friday, January 19, 2024 • Duration 45:09

For the first episode of 2024, new podcast co-leads Sarah Cowie and Ashley McLean chat to our new co-chairs Lucy Miller, Ellie Wagstaff and Jodie Hedley about their plans for WiPA in 2024 and beyond, as well as musings on politics, careers, and most importantly, The Traitors.

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The Unofficial Report E4 - Ashley McLean, The Poverty Alliance

Episode 4

Thursday, September 28, 2023 • Duration 49:22

For this month's episode, WiPA Scotland's Kimberley Somerside and Lucy Miller spoke with Ashley McLean, Policy and Parliamentary Officer for The Poverty Alliance, about the work of the Alliance and addressing poverty in Scotland in 2023.

This conversation took place ahead of Challenge Poverty Week, taking place from 2-8 October. For more information, visit www.povertyalliance.org/cpw.

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The Unofficial Report E3 - Liz Lloyd

Season 1 · Episode 3

Monday, July 3, 2023 • Duration 01:08:40

Liz Lloyd is a highly accomplished political figure and strategist, renowned for her role as the former Chief of Staff and Strategic Adviser to Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland. With a strong intellect, unwavering dedication, and exceptional skills in government operations, Lloyd has made a significant impact on the political landscape of Scotland. This episode of The Unofficial Report was taken from an in-person event on June 21, 2023 in conversation with Liz Lloyd.

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