THE Scottish government’s plans to bring forward a misogyny Bill have been welcomed by the teaching union NASUWT.The Bill had first been mooted in the last parliament but was delayed by the legal battle over how a woman would be defined under the Equality Act 2010.Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, First Minister John Swinney put it back on the agenda, pledging “greater security also for women and girls, with a misogyny Bill to outlaw misogynistic harassment and abuse in Scotland” over the course of the parliament.

THE Scottish government’s plans to bring forward a misogyny Bill have been welcomed by the teaching union NASUWT.

The Bill had first been mooted in the last parliament but was delayed by the legal battle over how a woman would be defined under the Equality Act 2010.

Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, First Minister John Swinney put it back on the agenda, pledging “greater security also for women and girls, with a misogyny Bill to outlaw misogynistic harassment and abuse in Scotland” over the course of the parliament.

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