Muirhead Outreach Project's work is guided by a strong set of values — values that closely align with the aims of the Equally Safe at Work programme.

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That’s why we are proud to fully commit to advancing gender equality, both within our workplace and in the wider community.

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As an organisation, we recognise the issues surrounding gender inequality in the workplace and their connection to violence against women, which cannot be eliminated without addressing these inequalities. This is something that is reflected back from the individuals that make up our staff team and board.

We recognise that not all women experience the workplace in the same way.

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Racially minoritised women, disabled women and LGBT, often face higher levels of discrimination and inequality.

Our core values — particularly being safe, understanding, and inclusive — motivate us to actively create a workplace where all women feel seen, respected and supported.

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We are beyond proud and passionate to be part of Equally Safe at Work, as it enables Muirhead to develop initiatives and practices that better reflect the needs of all employees.

This work aligns closely with our aims of building relationships, providing support, and offering sustainable, trauma-informed interventions in an ethical and informed way.

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We are committed to making sustainable change.

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Finally, as a charity, we already value ‘sustainability’ and so our journey with the Equally Safe at Work Programme will be planned, prepared and protracted. We will work to embed this approach across the organisation and will regularly review our progress to ensure it continues to meet the needs of both the organisation and our employees.

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Our workplace will be one where gender equality is not just supported, it is prioritised.

The gender pay gap is the key indicator of women's labour market inequality and represents the different experiences men and women have in employment, and also in education, training, care and domestic labour.

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Gender norms and stereotyping about women's capabilities and interests results in a stark segregation in the types of work that men and women do. This means women are more likely to work in homecare, admin, primary teaching, and early years and childcare, while men tend to work in IT, refuse collection and trades. A lack of quality part-time and flexible jobs, coupled with women’s disproportionate responsibility for caring, finds women under-represented in management and senior roles. While pay modernisation programmes in the public sector have addressed some of the historical gendered pay inequalities, some women are still paid less than men for doing equal work.

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Cited: www.equallysafeatwork.scot

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​The term ‘violence against women’ refers to violent and abusive behaviour that is carried out against women, primarily by men, as a result of their gender. This abusive behaviour can be physical, emotional, psychological, sexual or economic, and stems from women’s deep-rooted inequality.

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Equally Safe at Work focusses on the types of violence most likely to impact women in the workplace, namely domestic abuse, stalking, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape, so-called ‘honour-based’ abuse, child sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. Violence against women can profoundly impact women at work, and it can be difficult for women to access appropriate support in the workplace. Women may struggle to recognise their experience as gender-based violence, and it is widely under-reported as women may fear judgement, not being believed, or lack confidence in reporting procedures and confidentiality.

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Cited: www.equallysafeatwork.scot