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Tories ‘lag behind’ on gender balance for council elections

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Tories ‘lag behind’ on gender balance for council elections

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Fewer than one in six Scottish Conservative candidates in next month’s council elections are female.

Fewer than one in six Scottish Conservative candidates in next month’s council elections are female.

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Daily Mail 'Legs-it' front page criticised as 'sexist, offensive and moronic'

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Daily Mail 'Legs-it' front page criticised as 'sexist, offensive and moronic'

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Politicians join public in condemning and ridiculing newspaper headline that leers at Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May.

Politicians join public in condemning and ridiculing newspaper headline that leers at Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May.

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Female MP abuse 'puts women off politics' says Diane Abbott

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Female MP abuse 'puts women off politics' says Diane Abbott

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Women may be deterred from entering politics because of abuse suffered by female MPs, Diane Abbott says.

Women may be deterred from entering politics because of abuse suffered by female MPs, Diane Abbott says.

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Nicola Sturgeon: Women politicians have it harder than men

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Nicola Sturgeon: Women politicians have it harder than men

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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out about the sexist attitudes she still battles as a senior woman politician.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out about the sexist attitudes she still battles as a senior woman politician.

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Mistreatment of women MPs revealed in the UK

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Mistreatment of women MPs revealed in the UK

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An overwhelming majority of women MPs have received online and verbal abuse from the public and a third have considered quitting as a result, a BBC Radio 5 live survey suggests.

An overwhelming majority of women MPs have received online and verbal abuse from the public and a third have considered quitting as a result, a BBC Radio 5 live survey suggests.