Photovoice Campaign Flops, Critics Call for Real Change

0:00On April 22nd, Police Scotland launched a photo-sharing campaign called PhotoVoice to let officers report misogyny at work, but it only drew seven. Submissions. Folks could upload pics like screenshots of sexist messages to highlight the issue. No one faced discipline over those entries. This came after former chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone called the force institutionally misogynist and racist back in 2023. He pushed to end canteen culture and bad banter before retiring. The idea was to give insiders a fresh way to share their daily experiences of sexism. Critics are piling on now. Scottish Tory safety spokeswoman Sharon Dowey labelled it a flop and urged bosses to fight crime over box-ticking. A retired superintendent who served till 2022 said sexism was mostly gone by then, calling it yesterday's fight that diversity jobs keep. Alive. A recent independent review painted a different picture, saying outdated attitudes still create a hostile vibe for women and her policing overall.

1:03Assistant Chief Constable Emma Bond noted they have multiple tools to tackle it, with submissions reviewed for action. Police shut the short-term drive on March 31st, 2025, but keep options open like anonymous lines through integrity matters and crime stoppers. Still with such low turnout, folks wonder if real change needs more than snapshots.