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Scotland First in UK to Have Statutory Gender Target for Public Boards

Daily Echo Jan 30 2018 BoardNews

MSPs have passed a law to ensure women make up at least half the board members for all public authorities. The Scottish Parliament voted by 88 to 28 in favour of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill, with opposition from the Conservatives...
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1. I don't know whether that is just misguided or whether it is malicious.
2. Women make up half of the population – we're not a minority so it shouldn't need saying that we should also make up half of the decision makers too.
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