Equality evidence

Introduction

The Equality Evidence Finder brings together the latest statistics and research for Scotland across different themes for age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and transgender status.

The Equality Evidence Finder is updated monthly with a summary of the key official statistics, social research and National Performance Framework equality analysis. Links to further datasets, statistics and research are provided to help find the full range of available equality evidence for Scotland.

On this page, other documents relating to equality evidence are provided.

COVID-19 and equality

Analysis of how COVID-19 has different impacts on different groups of the population.

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): health and social impact assessment
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): economic impact of labour market effects
• Inequalities by age in the context of Covid-19 (slide-pack)
• Inequalities by disability in the context of Covid-19 (slide-pack)
• Inequalities by ethnicity in the context of Covid-19 (slide-pack)
• Inequalities by gender in the context of Covid-19 (slide-pack)

Equality evidence

• Employability and the labour market: equalities analysis report
• Social security: equalities analysis report
• Scotland's equality evidence strategy 2017-2021
• Equality evidence strategy 2017 to 2021: interim progress report
• Collecting equality data

Gender index

• Gender index working paper

Poverty and equality

• Poverty and inequality statistics

• A fairer Scotland for women: gender pay gap action plan
• Addressing the gender pay gap: employer methods
• Understanding Society - Gender and Work in Scotland: research findings
• The life chances of young people in Scotland: report to the First Minister