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Increasing the numbers of female MP’s The new Liberal Democrat/Conservative coalition government has four women in its cabinet. This is a very small number and does...

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Increasing the numbers of female MP’s

Posted on May 14, 2010 | 9 Comments
The new Liberal Democrat/Conservative coalition government has four women in its cabinet. This is a very small number and does not compare well with other countries. But, much as the commentary would have you believe, this is not a simple issue to fix. Broadly, there are three...
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Leaders, not victims

Posted on March 20, 2010 | 1 Comment
A few of you have asked what I said at my talk earlier in the week. Here are some of the themes. Women make up 60% of all graduates in Europe and the US this year. In January 2010, for the first time, there were...
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Quotas versus meritocracy: what is the cost of equality?

Posted on March 11, 2010 | 2 Comments
By now you will have seen that India’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday 9th of March to reserve a third of all state legislature and parliamentary seats for women. You would think from reading the UK press that this is an exceptional move but...
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Why we need female MP’s.

Posted on February 21, 2010 | 4 Comments
Revealed: David Cameron’s ‘Obama Army’, ready to change the face of the Conservative Party Only the Daily Mail could make such a positive move by the Conservatives into a cringe-worthy headline. Rather than trying to present the stream of usual suspects the Tories have actually decided to...
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Beginners guide to becoming an MP

Posted on February 19, 2010 | No Comments
What do I have to do to become an MP? This is a serious topic but lets first start with a light-hearted answer pulled off a blog: “In practical terms, to actually become an MP, you would have to be selected by one of the...
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