In this episode, Kirsty Wark reveals how pioneering women of the 1960s and 70s seized the baton from previous generations and surged forward to disrupt the status quo, transforming all our lives, and Scotland itself, in the process. She reveals how life changed for women during these decades and meets the individuals who battled to make these changes happen.
In this episode, Kirsty Wark explores the 1980s and 90s, a time of contrasts and contradictions for Scotland's women. During these decades, legislative leaps enshrined new rights, many glass ceilings were smashed, and women were told that it was possible to have it all. However, at the same time, everyday sexism and domestic violence remained rife, and the burden of domestic labour continued to fall on women. For many who lived through these years there were new opportunities to be seized in business, in politics and on the stage, but more often than not a truly liberated life felt as far away as ever.
In the final episode, Kirsty Wark explores the devolution era and discovers what happens when women take the lead and seize control of the megaphone – in politics, in communities and in the workplace. During these years, there have been many breakthroughs to celebrate, some of which Kirsty discusses when meeting our first female first minister, Nicola Sturgeon.