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‘We don’t have bodyguards, we are completely vulnerable’: female MPs on the fears they face

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‘We don’t have bodyguards, we are completely vulnerable’: female MPs on the fears they face

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Paula Sherriff tries her best not to be paranoid, or let it get in the way of her work as an MP. But, ever since her friend and colleague Jo Cox was murdered in the street a few miles from where Sherriff lives, she has found threats of violence against her hard to shrug off.

Paula Sherriff tries her best not to be paranoid, or let it get in the way of her work as an MP. But, ever since her friend and colleague Jo Cox was murdered in the street a few miles from where Sherriff lives, she has found threats of violence against her hard to shrug off.

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Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance

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Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance

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Brexit will affect whole population yet there is only one woman in the core negotiating team, Labour MPs say.

Brexit will affect whole population yet there is only one woman in the core negotiating team, Labour MPs say.

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Labour's female MPs vow to use Commons strength to improve lives of women

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Labour's female MPs vow to use Commons strength to improve lives of women

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Party’s 119 women to operate as a parliamentary bloc to press minority Conservative government in variety of policy areas

Party’s 119 women to operate as a parliamentary bloc to press minority Conservative government in variety of policy areas

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Record number of female MPs win seats in 2017 general election

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Record number of female MPs win seats in 2017 general election

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More than 200 women have been elected to House of Commons, beating previous high of 196 over last parliament.

More than 200 women have been elected to House of Commons, beating previous high of 196 over last parliament.

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General election 2017: Chance of more women MPs in Wales?

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General election 2017: Chance of more women MPs in Wales?

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Historically, snap elections are bad news for women's representation - so are we likely to see more female MPs from Wales at Westminster after 8 June?

Historically, snap elections are bad news for women's representation - so are we likely to see more female MPs from Wales at Westminster after 8 June?

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Online trolling putting women off politics, a union has warned

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Online trolling putting women off politics, a union has warned

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Abuse targeted at politicians on social media is putting some women off standing for public office, a union has warned.

Abuse targeted at politicians on social media is putting some women off standing for public office, a union has warned.

The media's obsession with appearance puts young women off going into politics, study finds

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May 8, 2017

The media's obsession with appearance puts young women off going into politics, study finds

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Scotland's 3 major political leaders are women

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Scotland's 3 major political leaders are women

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Scotland may be tiny, but the ambitions of its female leaders certainly are not. Teen Vogue spoke to the three parties ahead of the June 8 election in the United Kingdom to find out about female representation in Scotland, and what’s been done to bring gender parity so far.

Scotland may be tiny, but the ambitions of its female leaders certainly are not. Teen Vogue spoke to the three parties ahead of the June 8 election in the United Kingdom to find out about female representation in Scotland, and what’s been done to bring gender parity so far.