a new scheme requiring landlords who own Airbnb-style properties to have a licence or face hefty finesIn a series of tweets, Campbell – also director of the Scottish Agritourism group, said 70% of self-catering businesses were run by “either females or partnerships” while just 12% were run by men.
“The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is a key international treaty addressing gender-based discrimination and providing specific protections for women’s rights,” said Campbell.“70% of self-catering businesses are run by either females or partnerships, with just 12% of operators being male.
“The prejudice applied to the Scottish self-catering sector will therefore have a disproportionate impact on women, in breach of The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women .”