Equality outcomes and mainstreaming report 2019

Provides an update on progress made in promoting equality across activities and in delivering on a range of equality outcomes set in 2017.


Overall workforce composition

(part of Annex E)

Workforce Composition by Age ('Prefer Not To Say' Responses Excluded)

16-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total
N % N % N % N % N % N %
2013 843 11.7 1975 27.5 2194 30.5 1800 25 377 5.2 7189 100
2014 899 11.9 2038 27.0 2213 29.3 1981 26.2 417 5.5 7548 100
2015 955 12.3 2097 26.9 2258 29 2024 26.0 448 5.8 7782 100
2016 945 12.0 2071 26.3 2211 28.1 2151 27.3 488 6.2 7866 100
2017 1103 13.4 2100 25.5 2237 27.2 2245 27.3 553 6.7 8238 100
2018 1403 15.2 2340 25.4 2430 26.3 2436 26.4 614 6.7 9223 100
Scottish Population (age 16-65) 27% 20% 20% 22% 11% 100%

Workforce Composition by Gender ('Prefer Not To Say' Responses Excluded)

Female Male Total
N % N % N %
2013 3679 51.3 3510 48.7 7240 100
2014 3882 51.5 3666 48.5 7602 100
2015 4028 51.8 3756 48.2 7834 100
2016 4097 52.2 3772 47.8 7920 100
2017 4326 52.5 3919 47.5 8297 100
2018 4941 53.5 4297 46.5 9282 100
Scottish Population (age 16-65) 51% 49% 100%

Workforce Composition by Ethnicity

Minority ethnic White Prefer not to say Unknown Total
N % N % N % N % N %
2013 114 1.6 5449 75.8 97 1.3 1529 21.3 7189 100
2014 119 1.6 5763 76.4 116 1.5 1550 20.5 7548 100
2015 115 1.5 5877 75.5 125 1.6 1667 21.4 7784 100
2016 127 1.6 6106 77.6 136 1.7 1500 19.1 7869 100
2017 150 1.8 6586 79.9 158 1.9 1352 16.4 8246 100
2018 194 2.1 7388 80.0 164 1.8 1493 16.2 9239 100
Scottish population (age 16-64) 4% 96% na na 100%

Workforce Composition by Sexual Orientation

LGBO Heterosexual/straight Prefer not to say Unknown Total
N % N % N % N % N %
2015 148 1.9 3509 45.1 218 2.8 3909 50.2 7784 100
2016 187 2.4 4123 52.4 260 3.3 3299 41.9 7869 100
2017 243 2.9 4809 58.3 314 3.8 2880 34.9 8246 100
2018 335 3.6 5753 62.3 348 3.8 2803 30.3 9239 100
Scottish Population (age 16-64) 2% 96% 2% na 100

Workforce Composition by Disability Status

Disabled Not disabled Prefer not to say Unknown Total
N % N % N % N % N %
2013 289 4.0 4078 56.7 35 0.5 2787 38.8 7189 100
2014 371 4.9 4021 53.3 44 0.6 3112 41.2 7548 100
2015 383 4.9 3937 50.6 53 0.7 3411 43.8 7784 100
2016 455 5.8 4036 51.3 72 0.9 3306 42.0 7869 100
2017 566 6.9 4269 51.8 96 1.2 3315 40.2 8246 100
2018 700 7.6 4514 48.9 112 1.2 3913 42.4 9239 100
Scottish Population (age 16-64) 19% 80% na na 100%

Workforce Composition by Marital Status

Married/Civil Partnership Single Divorced Prefer not to say Unknown Total
N % N % N % N % N % N %
2013 3192 44.4 1254 17.4 206 2.9 395 5.5 2142 29.8 7189 100
2014 3263 43.2 1235 16.4 222 2.9 400 5.3 2428 32.2 7548 100
2015 3258 41.9 1198 15.4 225 2.9 362 4.7 2741 35.2 7784 100
2016 3355 42.6 1133 14.4 250 3.2 347 4.4 2784 35.4 7869 100
2017 3487 42.3 1109 13.4 259 3.1 352 4.3 3039 36.9 8246 100
2018 3634 39.3 1123 12.2 268 2.9 326 3.5 3888 42.1 9239 100
Scottish Population (age 16-64) 49% 37% Other: 14% 100%

Workforce Composition by Religion

None Christian Other Religion Prefer not to say Unknown Total
N % N % N % N % N % N %
2015 1911 24.6 1575 20.2 100 1.3 242 3.1 3956 50.8 7784 100
2016 2276 28.9 1834 23.3 130 1.7 281 3.6 3348 42.5 7869 100
2017 2768 33.6 2084 25.3 142 1.7 338 4.1 2914 35.3 8246 100
2018 3456 37.4 2377 25.7 166 1.8 392 4.2 2848 30.8 9239 100
Scottish Population (age 16-64) 51% 44% 3% 1% na 100%

Number of Staff on Maternity Leave and Length (or Planned Length) of Leave

Under 27 weeks 27 - 39 weeks 40 - 52 weeks Over 52 weeks Total
N % N % N % N % N %
2013 16 9.5 63 37.5 89 53.0 0 0.0 168 100
2014 17 11.0 49 31.6 89 57.4 0 0.0 155 100
2015 16 11.4 50 35.7 74 52.9 0 0.0 140 100
2016 8 6.2 40 30.8 82 63.1 0 0.0 130 100
2017 13 10.2 37 28.9 78 60.9 0 0.0 128 100
2018 * * 15 12.0 98 78.4 * * 125 100

Contact

Email: Bruce.Sutherland@gov.scot

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