Talat Yaqoob is a Scottish campaigner, researcher, writer and commentator focused on women's equality, anti-racism and intersectional analysis of policy.
Talat Yaqoob | |
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 Talat Yaqoob in 2023 | |
| Occupation(s) | Commentator, researcher and activist |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Movement | Women's equality, anti-racism, social justice |
| Board member of | Women 50:50, First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls, Anti-Racism Governance Group |
| Awards | Outstanding Women of Scotland Award |
Early life and education
editYaqoob was educated at Heriot-Watt University[1] and earned her master's degree at the University of Edinburgh. [citation needed]
Career and activism
editShe is an independent consultant and commentator.[2][3][4] She launched Pass the Mic in October 2019, the first and only directory of women of colour experts in Scotland.[5] She was the director of Equate Scotland from 2016 to 2020,[6] working on women's equality across the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) sectors. During this time she conducted and published the first intersectional analysis of women's experiences in STEM in Scotland [6] She is co-founder and chair [7] of the cross-party campaign group Women 50:50.[8] She is also a member of the First Minister’s Advisory Council on Women and Girls[9] since 2017 and became co-chair of this council in 2022 with Anna Ritchie Allan.[10] She is a member of Gender Equal Media Scotland[11] and the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Post-COVID-19 Futures Commission.[12]
Awards and fellowships
editIn 2017 Yaqoob was awarded the Best Blog and Comment category of the Write to End Violence Against Women Awards[13] for her blog 'Just Ignore it'.[14] She was awarded 2018 Outstanding Women of Scotland award from the Saltire Society.[15]
She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2020[16] and a mural of her was sited in Edinburgh as part of a celebration of women in STEM in 2021[17]
References
edit- ^ Spowart, Nan (11 November 2018). "Talat Yaqoob: 10 things that changed my life". The National. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Ideas for Equality". talatyaqoobconsulting.wordpress.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Talat Yaqoob | The Scotsman". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Guest blog post by Talat Yaqoob – genderED". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.passthemicscotland.org Retrieved 20202-10-16
- ^ a b "Women in STEM; An intersectional analysis of multiple discriminations". businessInsider. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ talatyaq (7 March 2019). ""Balance" needs political action". Women 50:50. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Women 5050. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Talat Yaqoob | National Advisory Council on Women and Girls". One Scotland. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Advancing gender equality". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Talat Yaqoob". Bella Caledonia. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Talat Yaqoob FRSE". RSE Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "News and events | Winners of the 2017 Write to End Violence Against Women Awards". Zero Tolerance. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Yaqoob, Talat (31 July 2017). ""Just ignore it"". Women 50:50. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Talat Yaqoob". www.saltiresociety.org.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Ms Talat Yaqoob FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Bowell, Kate (22 June 2021). "Talat Yaqoob". curiousedinburgh.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.