motion_title: Progressing National Advisory Council on Women and Girls Recommendations on Equality (Amendment 1)
motion_text: S6M-18016.1: As an amendment to motion S6M-18016 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Progressing National Advisory Council on Women and Girls Recommendations on Equality), insert at end "; highlights that inequalities still exist for women and girls in Scotland in areas including health, poverty, education, earnings and employment; expresses concern that the Scottish Government continues to conflate the terms 'sex' and 'gender' following the findings of the Sullivan Review and the UK Supreme Court&rsquo;s judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers; believes that progress towards equality for women and girls has been hampered by the Scottish Government contesting the lawful definition of 'woman'; regrets that the Scottish Government has scrapped plans for a Misogyny Bill, and urges the Scottish Government to urgently ensure that all public bodies are following their legal obligations in light of the Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling on 16 April 2025."
  
  Original motion(S6M-18016):
  That the Parliament&nbsp;notes the publication of the first Annual Statement on Gender Policy Coherence.