From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story.
I'm Manveen Rana.
Back in May 2021, Sarah Pedersen, a respected academic, was asked to lead the board of a women's charity in Aberdeen.
For her, it was a deeply gratifying moment.
I felt really good.
I mean, I'd been on the board of trustees for a couple of years by that point.
I'd served as secretary and then the chair said that she was going to stand down.
And I was actually really surprised to be asked to take up that role.
So I felt, yeah, this is some way I can give back.
So I was really pleased to do it.
Sarah was honoured to be asked, but she also knew that her three decades of experience
would bring real value to the board.
I've been campaigning for women's rights in my role as well.
I was sex equality champion at my university.
I've trained as a first responder at the university to support women in crisis, students and staff.
So, you know, the whole thing, the background was something that I felt confident that I could step up to be the chair.
But just a few days after her appointment, things took a turn.
A couple of days later, I'm contacted by my deputy,
the deputy chair of the charity, and she said that she had been contacted by the leadership down in Edinburgh
and that they had been concerned about some discussion on social media about my appointment and that they 'd also