Women in Politics
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?- Created by: Grace Lidgett
- Created on: 08-04-13 13:38
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- Women in Politics
- Whilst attitudes have become more sympathetic, there still remains a deep-seated sexism in politics
- Nearly 80 years after all women got the vote, the political system still represents inequalities between the sexes
- There has only ever been one female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher
- Representation
- Majors first cabinet contained no women at all
- Men currently outnumber women in parliament by 4 to 1
- Currently, in a cabinet of 23, only 4 are women
- Devolved assemblies are slightly higher represented with 42% women in the welsh assembly and 36% in the scottish assembly
- 32% of councillors are women but only 12.3% are council leaders
- Only 13.3% are elected majors and 14.6% of police and crime commissioners
- The hours of MPs have been known to be very unsociable and not family friendly, which puts women and a further disadvantage
- Previous legislation has attempted to make change this
- In July 2012, MP's voted to make sitting hours more 'people friendly'
- Tuesdays will end business at 7pm rather than 10.30pm
- Thursdays will end business at 5pm rather than 6.30pm
- Mondays will now be the only late sitting
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