Female sports reporters rail against sexism at Scottish newspapers
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from on (#5Z2DV)
Exclusive: Campaign to tackle inequality launched after uproar over misogynist jokes at industry awards
Female journalists have accused Scotland's newspapers of sexist and discriminatory attitudes towards sports reporters after controversy arose over misogynist jokes at an awards dinner.
Women in Journalism Scotland (WiJS) has launched a campaign calling for far greater diversity among sports reporters after it discovered that only three of Scotland's 95 full-time sports writers were women.
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