Clik here to view.
Will only quotas increase women MPs?
I know there is all party support for more women MPs, the problem is getting women candidates selected by associations in winnable seats. Of course women want to be stand alongside men and be chosen on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All female parliamentarians are “tissue paper”
This is what has been said about women parliamentarians in the Punjab Assembly. I sympathise with the struggles they face to be taken seriously by their male counterparts. Here is the report when the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Whatever the result, we will not get the change we really need in parliament...
Whatever the outcome of the general election, we will not see the change we really need in parliament – many more women MPs to reflect our true society. Data shows that although the three main...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A small increase of women MPs
Because I believe you are all longing to know how many women were elected into Parliament, this is the breakdown, courtesy of the Centre for Women and Democracy. Don’t hold your breath, it’s not earth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Will John Bercow’s reform plans for parliament include more women MPs?
I know I won’t be the only person keen to hear what John Bercow says in the Hansard Society’s Speaker’s Lecture this week entitled “Reform in a new Parliament: Reviving the Chamber“.I want to see if he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Czech women MPs display their sex appeal
Newly elected women MPs in the Czech Republic proudly display their femininity and sex appeal in come-to-bed poses for a racy new 2011 calendar. In the May election, women won more seats than every...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Should we have part-time MPs?
Should we have part-time MPs to encourage more women parliamentarians? It is not the first time I have heard this suggestion, and it was one of the ideas given in evidence at the latest Speaker’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Harriet Harman: the guilt of working mothers
Harriet Harman should be congratulated for keeping together a tight-knit Labour Party for almost 5 months. She hands over her reigns this evening when the new Labour leader is announced. In an...
View Article
