United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

7 results found
All Documents
Partner Documents
Use CTRL key or SHIFT key to select more than one option
| | | | | | " | " | # | ' | ' | ' | ' | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2

Pages

Source: LSE
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Academic Paper / Article
Ignoring online abuse of women MPs has dire consequences
London School of Economics
Women MPs are exposed to daily online harassment, and social media platforms provide unlimited scope for anonymous, hostile and aggressive behaviour to be targeted at them. As the unprecedented cyber abuse of female MPs is known to be detrimental to...
Learn More
Women politicians are subject to significant levels of online abuse. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
If we take abuse of women for granted in politics, our democracy will pay
City A.M.
Online abuse and harassment of women in public life has become a curse on our political landscape. For many, such abuse is simply the cost of doing politics, an unfortunate but largely inevitable factor women have to wrestle with when making the...
Learn More
In the 2017 local government elections the comhairle only returned male councillors - COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR/BBC
Monday, December 27, 2021
In Scotland, all-male council urges women to stand for election
BBC News
A Scottish council which has no female councillors hopes to encourage more women to stand in next May's local government elections. In the last elections in 2017, for the first time in its history, no women were elected to the Western Isles'...
Learn More
Increasing the cost of female representation? The gendered effects of harassment, abuse and intimidation towards Parliamentary candidates in the UK
Friday, November 12, 2021
Academic Paper / Article
Increasing the cost of female representation? The gendered effects of harassment, abuse and intimidation towards Parliamentary candidates in the UK
Taylor and Francis Online
Recently, the issue of harassment and intimidation of women in politics in long-established democracies has become a source of concern. Current research emphasizes that while women may be more frequently attacked, not all incidents of abuse against...
Learn More
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
I’m pregnant and forced to choose between being an MP and a mum
The Guardian
By Stella Creasy, Labour MP Even when you’ve spent a lifetime fighting for equality, you can still be floored by the way discrimination manifests itself. I never thought parliament would tell me to choose between being an MP and being a mum. My...
Learn More
uk
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Increase women MPs or face fines, parties told in the UK
Political parties must face fines if they do not ensure at least 45% of general election candidates are female, MPs have recommended. The Women and Equalities Committee said the fact that 30% of current MPs were women represented a "serious...
Learn More
Thursday, May 23, 2013
It's tough being a woman TD in a Dail chamber run by the boys, Ireland
WITH just 25 women TDs in the Dail, it's perhaps unfair to expect the debate on the Protection of Life in Pregnancy Bill to be more feminised than it has been to date. Fortunately, women are well represented in the medical professionals informing...
Learn More