SCOTS singer Annie Lennox, Harry Potter creator JK Rowling and National columnist Lesley Riddoch are among 10 women to be hailed as Outstanding Women of Scotland.
MP, surgeon and SNP health spokesperson Dr Philippa Whitford, health and education campaigner Sarah Brown, arts and heritage pioneers Alice Strang and Magdalena Sargarzazu were also honoured yesterday at an event in Glasgow.
Scientists were among those recognised with Joan Stringer, former principal and vice-chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University, and Professor Karen Vousden, medical researcher and director of the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute (Glasgow), named.
Retired Supreme Court judge Lady Hazel Cosgrove, the first women senator of the College of Justice, completed the list.
Amal Azzudin is an award winning campaigner for human rights and social justice and was presented with a special award.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here