UK: Why are women less visible during the 2019 election?
Every general election is haunted by the ghosts of campaigns past.
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The Tories have a record number of female candidates – in seats they can’t win
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December 11, 2019
The Tories have a record number of female candidates – in seats they can’t win
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’Sit down & shut up’: Why women in politics are quitting at an alarming rate
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December 6, 2019
’Sit down & shut up’: Why women in politics are quitting at an alarming rate
By Vicky Spratt,
"Not now love. We've got bigger fish to fry. We just need to get Brexit done. Okay.
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"Not now love. We've got bigger fish to fry. We just need to get Brexit done. Okay.
Threats and abuse change how female candidates campaign in U.K. election
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December 6, 2019
Threats and abuse change how female candidates campaign in U.K. election
By Megan Specia,
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A century after lady Astor took her seat in Parliament, how have British politics changed for women?
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A century after lady Astor took her seat in Parliament, how have British politics changed for women?
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A century ago, Nancy Astor made the train journey from her constituency in Plymouth, a city on the coast of southwest England, to London. There, on Dec. 1, 1919, she took her seat in Parliament — the first woman in British history to do so.
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A century ago, Nancy Astor made the train journey from her constituency in Plymouth, a city on the coast of southwest England, to London. There, on Dec. 1, 1919, she took her seat in Parliament — the first woman in British history to do so.
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Women have been a lot less visible in this UK general election campaign – why?
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Every general election is haunted by the ghosts of campaigns past. The most significant spectre in 2019 has to be Nancy Astor, who on December 1 1919 was the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons as an elected member of the UK parliament – and to whom a statue was unveiled in Plymouth on November 28, the anniversary of her election. One wonders what she would make of the gender politics of this campaign.
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Every general election is haunted by the ghosts of campaigns past. The most significant spectre in 2019 has to be Nancy Astor, who on December 1 1919 was the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons as an elected member of the UK parliament – and to whom a statue was unveiled in Plymouth on November 28, the anniversary of her election. One wonders what she would make of the gender politics of this campaign.
100 years of women reporting in Westminster
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November 29, 2019
100 years of women reporting in Westminster
On 1 December 1919 a female MP took a seat in the House of Commons for the first time.
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On 1 December 1919 a female MP took a seat in the House of Commons for the first time.
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Record number of women to stand as candidates in UK election
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A record number of female candidates are expected to stand in next month’s UK general election.
More than 1,100 women have registered as candidates across political divides, making up 34 per cent of the total number of candidates. This number marks a 5 per cent increase from 29 per cent in 2017.
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A record number of female candidates are expected to stand in next month’s UK general election.
More than 1,100 women have registered as candidates across political divides, making up 34 per cent of the total number of candidates. This number marks a 5 per cent increase from 29 per cent in 2017.
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Punched, stalked and harassed women abandon UK politics over safety fears
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She had just finished taking photographs outside the picturesque Bourne Mill in Colchester, Essex, and was looking at her phone when the first blow came.
By the time she looked up the male assailant was running away.
"He punched me three times in the sort-of side in the ribs," she told the ABC.
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She had just finished taking photographs outside the picturesque Bourne Mill in Colchester, Essex, and was looking at her phone when the first blow came.
By the time she looked up the male assailant was running away.
"He punched me three times in the sort-of side in the ribs," she told the ABC.
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