Lily Greenan

Freelance Consultant, Researcher and trainer: gender equality, violence against women and human rights

Lily Greenan has been involved in work that challenges and seeks to eliminate violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence since the early 1980s, as an activist, an advocate, and in strategic leadership roles across the public and voluntary sectors.

She served as chief executive of Scottish Women’s Aid for nine years, leading the organisation through a significant period of policy and political change in Scotland.

Since 2015 she has been a freelance consultant, researcher and trainer, with a focus on gender equality, violence against women and human rights.

The circle

The NACWG is supported by the Circle, a wider group of individuals, allies and organisations including women and girls and all people, regardless of their gender, who are supportive of the #GenerationEqual movement. With its continually growing membership, The Circle have been involved with the NACWG from the beginning.

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NACWG Phase One

In 2016, The Scottish Government pledged to establish NACWG, to help drive forward action to tackle gender inequality. The objectives are to play a leading role in raising awareness of gender inequality in Scotland, act as a champion for positive progress and policies that are making a meaningful difference to the lives of women and girls & be a catalyst for change.

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Lily Greenan

Lily Greenan

Freelance Consultant, Researcher and trainer: gender equality, violence against women and human rights

The circle

NACWG Phase One