Talat Yaqoob Explained

Talat Yaqoob
Occupation:Commentator, researcher and activist
Years Active:2008–present
Movement:Women's equality, anti-racism, social justice
Boards:Women 50:50, First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls, Anti-Racism Governance Group
Awards:Outstanding Women of Scotland Award

Talat Yaqoob is a Scottish campaigner, researcher, writer and commentator focused on women's equality, anti-racism and intersectional analysis of policy.

Early life and education

Yaqoob was educated at Heriot-Watt University[1] and earned her master's degree at the University of Edinburgh.

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, 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 .[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

In 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

  1. Web site: Spowart. Nan. 11 November 2018. Talat Yaqoob: 10 things that changed my life. 2020-10-13. The National. en.
  2. Web site: Ideas for Equality. 2020-10-16. talatyaqoobconsulting.wordpress.com. en.
  3. Web site: Talat Yaqoob The Scotsman. 2021-08-10. www.scotsman.com. en.
  4. Web site: Guest blog post by Talat Yaqoob – genderED. 2021-08-10. en-US.
  5. https://www.passthemicscotland.org%7Caccess-date=2020-10-16%7Cwebsite=www.passthemic.org} https://www.passthemicscotland.org
  6. Web site: 2020-05-01. Women in STEM; An intersectional analysis of multiple discriminations. 2020-10-13. businessInsider.
  7. Web site: talatyaq. 2019-03-07. "Balance" needs political action. 2020-10-13. Women 50:50. en.
  8. Web site: About Us. 2020-10-13. Women 5050. en-GB.
  9. Web site: Talat Yaqoob National Advisory Council on Women and Girls. 2020-10-13. One Scotland. en-GB.
  10. Web site: Advancing gender equality . 2022-08-21 . www.gov.scot . en.
  11. Web site: 2018-07-31. Talat Yaqoob. 2020-10-13. Bella Caledonia. en-GB.
  12. Web site: Talat Yaqoob FRSE. 2021-08-10. RSE Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission. en-GB.
  13. Web site: News and events Winners of the 2017 Write to End Violence Against Women Awards. 2020-10-13. Zero Tolerance.
  14. Web site: Yaqoob. Talat. 2017-07-31. "Just ignore it". 2020-10-13. Women 50:50. en.
  15. Web site: Talat Yaqoob. 2020-10-13. www.saltiresociety.org.uk.
  16. Web site: 2020-08-24. Ms Talat Yaqoob FRSE. 2020-10-13. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. en-GB.
  17. Web site: Bowell. Kate. Talat Yaqoob. 2021-08-10. curiousedinburgh.org. 22 June 2021 . en-US.

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