03: West Dunbartonshire – Worst Place to Be a Woman | Darren McGarvey’s Scotland

Duration: 29'02''

Synopsis

West Dunbartonshire is the worst place in Scotland to be a woman, yet the bordering council is the best place to be a woman in the whole of the UK. Darren wants to find out why.

Further Information

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