Talat Yaqoob
Talat Yaqoob | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Commentator and activist |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Movement | Women's equality |
| Board member of | Equate Scotland, Women 50:50, First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls |
| Awards | Outstanding Women of Scotland Award |
Talat Yaqoob is a Scottish campaigner, writer and commentator focused on women's equality, race equality and intersectional analysis of policy.
Early life and education
She was educated at Heriot-Watt University[1] and earned her master's degree at the University of Edinburgh. [citation needed]
Career and activism
She 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.[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
She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2020.[13]
In 2017 she was awarded the Best Blog and Comment category of the Write to End Violence Against Women Awards[14] for her blog 'Just Ignore it'.[15]
She was awarded 2018 Outstanding Women of Scotland award from the Saltire Society.[16]
A mural of her was sited in Edinburgh as part of a celebration of women in STEM in 2021[17]
References
- ^ Spowart, Nan (11 November 2018). "Talat Yaqoob: 10 things that changed my life". The National. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ideas for Equality". talatyaqoobconsulting.wordpress.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Ms Talat Yaqoob FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Talat Yaqoob". www.saltiresociety.org.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Bowell, Kate. "Talat Yaqoob". curiousedinburgh.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.