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September 12, 2023

‘It is perhaps easier as a man than a woman to say that it is tougher for women in politics’

Source: Jersey Evening Post

The past twelve months or more have not been so good for women in senior political positions. Deputy Kristina Moore may disagree, having been elected last year as Jersey’s first female Chief Minister, but look a little further afield and many other female leaders have left the political pitch.

Within the Channel Islands, Deputy Heidi Soulsby threw in the towel as Guernsey’s Deputy Chief Minister, having tried extremely hard to make her participation in the Policy and Resources Committee work effectively.

Click here to read the full article published by Jersey Evening Post on 11 September 2023.

Author
Gavin St Pier

The past twelve months or more have not been so good for women in senior political positions. Deputy Kristina Moore may disagree, having been elected last year as Jersey’s first female Chief Minister, but look a little further afield and many other female leaders have left the political pitch.

Within the Channel Islands, Deputy Heidi Soulsby threw in the towel as Guernsey’s Deputy Chief Minister, having tried extremely hard to make her participation in the Policy and Resources Committee work effectively.

Click here to read the full article published by Jersey Evening Post on 11 September 2023.

Author
Gavin St Pier

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