This Bill will update the statute book by removing the definition of “woman” from section 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act This change is in line with the Court of Session ruling.

The Young Women’s Movement supports the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill because it simply confirms on paper the change to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 that the Court of Session made in 2022. We supported the original 2018 Act as we believe that improving representation and equality for all women is vitally important, and we were pleased that the Scottish Parliament passed a law to improve women’s representation on Scottish Public Boards.