WOMEN are still judged more harshly than men when it comes to alcohol consumption, experts say.
Binge or ‘risky’ drinking is more likely to be associated with women, with mages of females sprawled on the streets, common in media reports.
This is despite official statistics showing older men are die as a result of alcohol-related causes.
Academics from Glasgow Caledonian and Stirling universities will help launch a new report at the Scottish Parliament which addresses some of the challenges faced by women in relation to alcohol.
Dr Carol Emslie, Glasgow Caledonian University,said: “Our infographics ask people to question why stereotypes about gender and alcohol persist.
“Watch out for ‘bench girl’, an image often used to accompany any story on alcohol, showing a young woman in a black dress and boots, sprawled apparently semi-conscious on a street bench.
“Yet official statistics demonstrate older men make up the majority of those who die or are hospitalised for alcohol-related causes”.
The report by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) recommends restrictions on alcohol marketing which uses sexualised images relating to women and more women-only spaces in alcohol services.
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