Suppression of Sexism in Scotland
Police Scotland 'tried to suppress' sexism claims By Katie Hunter BBC Scotland reporter Published 6 hours ago image caption Rhona Malone was a police firearms officer A former firearms officer, who claims she was discriminated against because she was a woman, says Police Scotland tried to suppress what happened to her. Rhona Malone was told that two female officers should not be deployed together when there were men on duty. She is taking legal action, claiming sex discrimination and victimisation. Police Scotland said the case was due to be heard by an employment tribunal and it was the "appropriate forum" to discuss the matter. Ms Malone, 44, from West Lothian, joined the police in 2009. Seven years later she successfully applied to become a firearms officer. That meant passing the same tests and meeting the same standards as her male colleagues. image caption Ms Malone told the BBC the police tried to suppress her claims Ms Malone told the BBC she wanted to push