Women drinkers ‘stigmatised’

The “stigmatisation” of women’s drinking has been highlighted in a new report.

The campaign group Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, the Institute of Alcohol Studies and Glasgow Caledonian University will highlight the “unfair and unhelpful” stereotypes about female drinking at an event in Edinburgh this evening.

Experts say men and women’s alcohol consumption is still treated differently in society, with women likely to be judged more harshly if they have been drinking.