When it comes to women in politics, numbers matter – but policies matter even more
When it comes to women in politics, numbers matter – but policies matter even more
By James Kirkup,
By James Kirkup,
By James Kirkup,
By James Kirkup,
“I liked it when my Twitter was just mine and it was only my friends”, says Amy Callaghan. “I could tweet about far more mundane things, more about what I was watching on Netflix than the political matters of the day.”
Men still dominate the most senior roles in public life and the UK is “generations away” from achieving gender equality, according to a report published on Monday.
By Jess Phillips,
By Jess Phillips,
In the general election, 220 women MPs were elected, pushing women’s representation in parliament up from 32 per cent to 34 per cent - placing the UK 36th in the word between Belarus and Monaco.
A record number of women presented themselves for office ahead of the UK’s 2019 election.
More women MPs have been elected to the
With the general election - arguably our most toxic one ever - only hours away, Marisa Bate investigates the grim reality of female MPs facing daily death and rape threats, installing panic buttons at home and asks three candidates running for re-ele
With the general election - arguably our most toxic one ever - only hours away, Marisa Bate investigates the grim reality of female MPs facing daily death and rape threats, installing panic buttons at home and asks three candidates running for re-ele
Every general election is haunted by the ghosts of campaigns past.