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Equal Media & Culture Centre for Scotland
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The Equal Media & Culture Centre for Scotland (EMCC) is an intersectional feminist organisation advocating for equality for women in Scotland's media and culture sectors.
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Visit our website: https://emcc.engender.org.
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📣Today we launched our manifesto for Holyrood 2026. We're asking politicians to commit to 3 asks that will improve conditions for women working in culture, media, arts and the creative industries in Scotland. Read the manifesto: bit.ly/4mHKyWE
A mustard yellow square with the EMCC logo top left. On the right is a graphic illustration of three women. One has purple hair and white skin, another has red hair and pink skin, and the third has brown hair and brown skin. They are smiling and wearing colourful clothes. To the left of the illustration is the text in white: Transforming Culture for a Fairer Future. Our manifesto for Holyrood 2026.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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We're excited to launch a new survey exploring Gender Equity in the Scottish Film Exhibiton sector, in partnership with @filmhubscotland.bsky.social. If you work or volunteer in film exhibition, please fill out the survey. We welcome responses from all genders: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FilmEquity
A photograph of a white woman with brown hair in a messy bun, operating a camera on a film set. Text overlaid reads: Gender Equity in Scottish Film Exhibition Survey. Logos: Equal Media & Culture Centre, FilmHub Scotland, BFI FAN, The National Lottery, Screen Scotland
September 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Last week we took part in @scotparl.bsky.social annual Festival of Politics. The Dreaming of a Fairer Future for Culture panel was hosted by @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social and fellow panellists were Culture Counts, @creativedundee.bsky.social @brownbearofficial.bsky.social #festivalofpolitics25
A photograph of the panellists and host of the Dreaming of a fairer future for culture event at the Festival of Politics. They are standing in a semi circle and smiling to the camera. There are four women and two men. A collage of photographs of the Dreaming of a Fairer Future for Culture event at the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics. The photos show groups of panellists and audience listening and talking in a board room.
August 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The Scottish Government's independent review into Creative Scotland is seeking views and feedback from the arts sector via three virtual roundtable sessions, and written submissions.

If you would like to take part contact: creativescotlandreview@gov.scot

Find out more: bit.ly/443YVhZ
A navy rectangle with the EMCC logo top left and an abstract graphic design of shapes including a circle, triangle and equals sign bottom left. In the centre, text reads: Independent Review of Creative Scotland. Written Submissions by July 18. Virtual Sessions: 7 July 2-3pm, 15 July 10-11am and 2-3pm.
June 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Are you an organisation that has received funding from @creativescots.bsky.social Open Fund in the last 5 years? You have until 30 June to fill out our survey! bit.ly/3I3vELJ
June 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Do you work in the arts, music or culture sectors in Scotland? Culture Counts and EMCC would love you to join us for our summer working group - find out more and sign up: bit.ly/4dSvoLm
June 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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This week we're joined on the blog by Ursula Grant, @strath-gender.bsky.social MSc student, who explores what feminist leadership is, and why the culture sector needs it. Read her blog now: bit.ly/3ZD4dhJ
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May 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Guest post: "Why did they let this go on?" Anna McFatridge, MSc student at @strath-gender.bsky.social shares her research into how the media frames harassment as an institutional problem. bit.ly/43QXEcX
A blurry photograph of a phone screen with apps on it. It's possible to read the BBC News app on the phone. Text overlaid is a quote from Anna McFatridge's research reading: "Institutions should be held accountable when they enable harmful behaviour. But so should the individuals responsible for that behaviour."
May 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Read our latest blog, by guest contributor Anna McFatridge of @strath-gender.bsky.social on the media's role in shaping narratives on harassment: shorturl.at/j8nao
A white rectangle with a quote in navy text centred in the middle. The quote reads: "The media plays a big role in shaping how we understand and respond to gender-based violence, and when the behaviour being reported falls short of physical assault, it's often treated less seriously." - Anna McFatridge. Bottom right is an abstract graphic design of a circle, triangle and an equals sign in pastel colours.
May 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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A white square with the EMCC logo top left and an abstract graphic of a circle and a triangle bottom right. In the centre is a quote from Harry Mould's essay titled Dream Big which reads: "We are all excited. When it comes, the future will be so collaborative that we will mistake living for play." A navy blue square with the EMCC logo top left and an abstract graphic of circles, triangles and an equals sign bottom right. In the centre is a still from Indra Wilson's short film titled Dreaming Greenock. The still shows a piece of disused grassland in front of some tenements, with housing in the background. It's a typical scene of many of Scotland's towns.
May 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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We are collaborating with Culture Counts Scotland on a new EDI co-learning network. To launch the network we commissioned 6 creatives to respond to the theme 'Dreaming of a fairer future for Scotland.' These are their responses. shorturl.at/8ac0Q
A yellow square with EMCC logo top left in white, and an abstract graphic of circles, triangles and an equals sign bottom right. In the centre is a photograph of the watercolour on paper artwork by Alberta Whittle, titled We Are Our Hope. The text We Are Our Hope is written in white bubble writing, on a background of colourful diamond shapes. A navy square with the EMCC logo top left, and an abstract graphic of a triangle, circle and equals sign bottom right. In the centre is a quote in white text that reads: "In a time of disaster, how should we think about culture? When equality, diversity and inclusion are under multi-pronged attack, what do we truly want to defend?" The quote is from A Letter Fae The Wrack, by Harry Josephine Giles. A yellow square with the EMCC logo top left and an abstract graphic bottom right, made of circles, triangles and an equals sign. In the centre is a photograph of the musician Miwa Nagato-Apthorp. Under her photo is the text 'Untitled Song'. You can listen to Miwa's song by visiting our website. A navy blue square with the EMCC logo top left and an abstract graphic of circles, an equals sign and a triangle bottom right. IN the centre is a digital collage artwork of a woman holding many different roles including caring for a child, teaching an art class, taking a child to a gallery and hugging another woman. Under the artwork is the name of the artist, Kezia Lewis, and the title of the artwork: Artist, Mother, Mother Artist
May 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM