Question reference: S1W-02664
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 November 1999
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Current status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 18 November 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the number of women appointments to public bodies.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is committed to strengthening the current levels of women's representation on public bodies. The Scottish Executive has retained the targets set by the previous Scottish Office of increasing the proportion of women appointees from the 1998 level of 47% to 50% by 2002, and of increasing the proportion of bodies chaired by women from 22% to 35% over the same period. We are currently reviewing systems for appointment, including measures to improve women's representation, and I shall be making a statement in due course.