On a windy, overcast autumn day thousands of low-paid women were out on strike in Glasgow in protest of stalled talks with the local council over the long-running issue of equal pay. The rain was spitting, the cold just seeping through my two-layers, but the atmosphere was one filled with optimism and determination. Hundreds concentrated in Glasgow Green and George Square holding banners and placards lambasting former and current council members, demanding pay and drawing attention to the work women have put into the city. It all started in 2006 when the-then Labour council brought in the Job Evaluations Scheme which was actually intended to eliminate gender pay inequality. But the scheme built in a three-year protection system for men who lost out on bonuses, softening the blow to their pay packets. Women working in predominantly female jobs such as cleaners and care assistants - Cordia, for example, whose staff look after many older residents throughout Glasgow - were deem
Scottish journalist and musician