WORKING AGE POPULATION IN SCOTLAND BY GENDER
WORKING AGE POPULATION IN SCOTLAND BY GENDER
Total Scots of working age (mid-2013 estimate): 3,360,473
Males: 1,705,213 (50.7% of working population)
Females: 1,655,260 (49.3% of working pop)
MSPs
Total: 128 Male: 83 Female: 45 (35% of total)
SNP
Male: 47 Female: 17 (26.5% of total SNP MSPs)
LABOUR
Male: 20 Female: 18 (47% of total Lab MSPs)
CONSERVATIVES
Male: 9 Female: 6 (40% of total Con MSPs)
LIB DEMS
Male: 4 Female: 1 (20% of total Lib Dem MSPs)
GREEN
Male: 1 Female: 1 (50% of total Green MSPs)
INDEPENDENT
Male: 2 Female: 1 (33% of total Indep MSPs)
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Trisha Marwick (Presiding Officer)
Percentage of women over the past 10 years in Scottish Parliament
2004: 39.5%
2008: 34.1%
2013: 35.7%
2014: 35.1%
Percentage of women in other British political institutions, 2014
Members of UK Parliament: 22.6%
The UK Cabinet: 22.7%
House of Lords: 23.5%
Welsh Assembly: 41.7%
Northern Ireland Assembly: 19.4%
SCOTTISH MPS
Total: 59 Male: 46 Female: 13 (22% of total)
SNP
Male: 5 Female: 1 (16%)
LABOUR
Male: 29 Female: 11 (27.5%)
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
Male: 10 Female: 1 (9%)
CONSERVATIVE
Male: 1 Female: 0
INDEPENDENT
Male: 1 Female: 0
NHS BOARDS
Chief Executives
Total: 14 Male: 10 Female: 4 (28% of total)
Chairs
Total: 14 Male: 13 Female: 1 (7%)
Board members (executive and non- executive)
Total: 228 Male: 127 Female: 101 (44%)
COUNCILS
% of women councillors across the UK
Scotland: 24.3% England: 30%
Wales: 26.3% Northern Ireland: 26.7%
Council leaders
Total: 32 Male: 29 Female: 3 (10%)
JUSTICE
High Court/Court of Session judges
Total: 34 Male: 25 Female: 9 (26%)
Sheriffs Principal
Total: 6 Male: 5 Female: 1 (16%)
Sheriffs
Total: 138 Male: 108 Female: 30 (21%)
Police % of female chief constables
Scotland: 12.5% England: 13.2%
Wales: 25% Northern Ireland: 0% (1 post)
UNIVERSITIES
Principals of universities in Scotland
Total: 15 Male: 11 Female: 4 (26%)
CHARITIES
Chairs/chief executives of selected charities with an operating location in Scotland and income of more than £20m (excluding universities, housing assoc and council and church-linked charities)
Total: 11 Male: 9 Female: 2 (18%)
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