Scotland: We women won some battles, but not the war
Whoever wins or loses today’s Holyrood election, it is going to represent a shocking defeat for around half of Scotland’s population: women.
By tomorrow night the chronic minority status of women in politics will be confirmed by the smallest number of female MSPs since the dawn of devolution. Just 29% of the candidates are women and many are stuck in unwinnable constituencies or minority parties or buried far down regional lists. So the result may be little better than the 22% of seats taken by women in last year’s General Election, a tally that earns Westminster a puny 50th place in the world league table of women’s representation.
For more information, please visit Herald Scotland.
Whoever wins or loses today’s Holyrood election, it is going to represent a shocking defeat for around half of Scotland’s population: women.
By tomorrow night the chronic minority status of women in politics will be confirmed by the smallest number of female MSPs since the dawn of devolution. Just 29% of the candidates are women and many are stuck in unwinnable constituencies or minority parties or buried far down regional lists. So the result may be little better than the 22% of seats taken by women in last year’s General Election, a tally that earns Westminster a puny 50th place in the world league table of women’s representation.
For more information, please visit Herald Scotland.