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Thursday, May 11, 2023
Female Labour MP accuses shadow minister of sexual assault
The Guardian
A female Labour MP has reported a shadow frontbench MP to the Metropolitan police, claiming he sexually assaulted her. The alleged incident is said to have taken place after a summer party in London in July 2021. But the MP decided to approach the...
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Nicola Sturgeon (left) and Jacinda Arden both spoke of wrestling with competing demands of high office. Composite: Getty
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
First Ardern, now Sturgeon: leaders echo ‘dehumanising’ pressures
The Guardian
Like ex-New Zealand PM, Scotland’s first minister speaks of duty to admit how ‘brutality’ of political life got to her he was, she stressed, “a human being”, not just a politician. And as one who had wrestled with accepting she simply no longer had...
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Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin has had to defend her diplomacy and her dancing. Kimmo Brandt / EPA-EFE
Monday, January 09, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
From Queen Elizabeth to Sanna Marin, young women in politics have always faced prejudice
The Conversation
Two prime ministers meeting to discuss relations between their countries is standard practice in international politics. But New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern and Finland’s Sanna Marin had to defend a recent summit after a reporter asked whether they met...
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Finally! Top jobs are going to women who have more confidence than ability too (Evening Standard)
Monday, August 08, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Finally! Top jobs are going to women who have more confidence than ability too
Evening Standard
According to the polls, the UK is on its way to having its third female Prime Minister. This is good news, and it’s made even better by the fact that Liz Truss (as Theresa May before her) can hardly be described as having all the qualities you’d...
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Monday, November 05, 2018
Female politicians from around world mark century of UK women’s suffrage
The Guardian
A young Bosnian MP who denounced her uncle’s war crimes, a member of the Syrian opposition and a Gambian women’s rights campaigner are among the female parliamentarians who will sit in the House of Commons chamber this week. A landmark event on...
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Monday, April 30, 2018
Report / White Paper
Fawcett Society Report: The Sex and Power Series
Fawcett Society
The Sex and Power series was first published by the Equal Opportunities Commission fifteen years ago, then taken over by the Equality and Human Rights Commission for several years, and then for 5 years up to 2015 the ‘Counting Women in Coalition’...
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
Five reforms still needed to ensure women are fairly represented in politics
HuffPost UK
The Representation of the People Act 1918 was undoubtedly a significant step forward for women’s rights and democracy. It gave the to vote to around 8.5million women previously disenfranchised and abolished almost all property restrictions on men....
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Friday, August 25, 2017
Fresh call for gender equality in local politics in York
Politicians in York have added their voices to calls for better gender representation in local government, after newly-published research about the imbalance. The IPPR North report, published on Monday, highlighted gender imbalance in local...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance
Brexit will affect whole population yet there is only one woman in the core negotiating team, Labour MPs say. Theresa May has been urged to review the gender balance of the government’s EU negotiating team in a letter signed by 56 female Labour MPs...
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Friday, February 24, 2017
Female MP abuse 'puts women off politics' says Diane Abbott
Women may be deterred from entering politics because of abuse suffered by female MPs, Diane Abbott says. The shadow home secretary said she was speaking out about her own experiences after recently receiving a series of threats and insults. In the...
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
From Cavewoman to Cyborg: An International Women’s Day Debate
The Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) is hosting a debate on International Women’s Day “From Cavewoman to Cyborg: How does Technology affect Women and Equality?.”  As our society becomes immersed by information networks and technological advances, the...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Interviews
Felicity Blackburn
The Women's Campaign School (WCS) at Yale University is a non-partisan and issue neutral leadership program that gathers women from the United States and across the world for an intensive five-day training. With the aim to improve women’s political...
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Friday, January 08, 2016
Female British Politicians Discuss Gender Quotas
British UKIP Politician and Member of the European Parliament, Ms. Louise Bours (see image), made recently a statement against gender quotas benefiting the participation of women in politics. Her statement followed the commentaries of Ms. Harriet...
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