'Why Does It Matter How We Look and Who We Wed?' Bridget Mcconnell Attacks 'Joke' of Liberation

The HeraldDecember 17, 2005

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SHE is one of the most powerful women in Scottish culture, running libraries, museums and sports facilities with a staff of 2000 and a budget of nearly [GBP]100m.

However, Bridget McConnell, the executive director of culture and leisure services for Glasgow City Council, has revealed her frustration that high-profile female professionals are still judged on their appearance and to whom they are married. She is married to Jack McConnell, the first minister.

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'Why Does It Matter How We Look and Who We Wed?' Bridget Mcconnell Attacks 'Joke' of Liberation

She has also admitted that for six months she has avoided Scottish news and radio because it is so "negative and gloomy and miserable".

In her most candid interview yet about her position in Scottish public life, Mrs ...

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