1. 100 more by 2030! How to create a more gender-balanced democracy
- Author:
- Frances Scott, Rainbow Murray, Kiran Mahil, and Emma Best
- Publication Date:
- 03-2023
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- While there are currently 225 women in the House of Commons, an all-time high, women continue to be underrepresented in Parliament, local government, and public life. To rectify this, @Parliament-cc8sw has set an ambitious target to have 100 more women in Parliament by 2030. On Thursday 23 March, as the UK's major political parties ramp up their efforts to select candidates for next year's general election, this discussion took stock of their efforts. Frances Scott (the founder and director of 50:50 Parliament), Professor Rainbow Murray (QMUL), Kiran Mahil (Labour Women's Network) and Emma Best (Conservative member of the London Assembly) reflected on the success of leading pressure groups and evaluated how much progress has been made in recent years to create a better, more gender-balanced democracy.
- Topic:
- Women, Inequality, Domestic Politics, Representation, and Gender
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe