Women at the top
Published Date:
06 September 2008
Your report on the battle of the sexes (3 September) appears to be missing any details about women and leadership roles in the voluntary sector, despite the heading in your table entitled "public and voluntary sector".
In fact, the Scottish voluntary sector is leading the way in workforce equality. An impressive 54 per cent of chief executives of voluntary organisations in Scotland are women – that's almost five times the number of female local authority chiefs.
This figure is not insignificant – the voluntary sector employs as many people as the NHS in Scotland and contributes £3.87 billion a year to the Scottish economy, providing jobs for 129,000 people.
Of course a high proportion of our workforce are women. But I also suspect our sector's commitment to addressing inequality and discrimination in society is properly reflected inside our organisations. Delivering equality is about more than adopting policies.
MARTIN SIME
Chief executive, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Mansfield Place, Edinburgh
The full article contains 163 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
05 September 2008 11:26 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
