WOMEN are less likely than men to go for promotion in the police, new figures reveal.
However, female officers who do apply to be sergeants or inspectors are more likely to succeed, according to a new detailed analysis of who rises through the ranks of Police Scotland and when.
The new figures come after a concerted effort to encourage women to join the force – and look to promoted posts when they do so.
Despite recent gains, women only account for fewer than one third of Scotland’s police officers. In May 2014 some 31.1 per cent of constables were women. – READ MORE
