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MSPs voice concern at lack of female representation at farming union

by Gemma Mackenzie © Shutterstock / ChameleonsEye Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The lack of female representation at Scotland’s farming union has been questioned by MSPs. Representatives from the Scottish Government-led Women in Agriculture taskforce were asked why they thought NFU Scotland (NFUS) had no female directors on its board during an evidence session to Holyrood’s rural economy and connectivity committee. None of the three taskforce members –Scottish Land and Estates chief executive Sarah-Jane Laing, Easter Ross farmer Anne Rae MacDonald, and Professor Sally Shortall from Newcastle University – were keen to pass judgment on the union’s gender balance.

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Questions asked over lack of women on NFU Scotland board

Questions asked over lack of women on NFU Scotland board by Gemma Mackenzie © Shutterstock / ChameleonsEye The lack of female representation at Scotland’s farming union has been questioned by MSPs. Representatives from the Scottish Government-led Women in Agriculture taskforce were asked why they thought NFU Scotland (NFUS) had no female directors on its board during an evidence session to Holyrood’s rural economy and connectivity committee. None of the three taskforce members –Scottish Land and Estates chief executive Sarah-Jane Laing, Easter Ross farmer Anne Rae MacDonald, and Professor Sally Shortall from Newcastle University – were keen to pass judgment on the union’s gender balance.

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