Equality

Modern slavery - antiquity down your street

27 Apr 2015Ryan Miller Social Policy, Equality

For most people the word slavery will evoke the distant and disconnected past. But for some people it is a reality in the here and now.

The Wrong Mrs Vo - do the unborn have rights?

17 Apr 2015Nick Garbutt Equality, Social Policy

Scope examines the landmark European case which ruled that the unborn do not have a right to life 

The irony of calling quotas patronising

25 Mar 2015Guest Author Politics, Equality

This month Scope has chosen to discuss gender quotas in politics. Here political activist - and feminist - Adrianne Peltz outlines why many of the standard objections are objectionable.

Gender quotas? Do me a favour - politicians are all the same anyway

23 Mar 2015Guest Author Politics, Equality

Political commentator Alex Kane explains why quotas for female politicians will never get his vote.

The case for gender quotas in politics

16 Mar 2015Ryan Miller Politics, Equality

In the past week female representation in politics has been at the forefront of debate. But has a new Stormont report moved anything forward - and was it wrong to rule out quotas? Scope examines the issue.