Nine in 10 female councillors in Scotland have endured abuse at work

One in four female councillors in Scotland has experienced sexual harassment (Image: Archive image. Newsquest.)

NINE in 10 women councillors in Scotland have experienced sexism, misogyny or gender-based violence in the course of their work, a new report has found.

The Engender report entitled Part of the Job?': Women councillors' experiences of sexism, misogyny and gender-based violence in Scottish Councils, exposes the endemic scale of violence against women in local government.