The Observer newspaper today carries a preview story of our forthcoming report ‘Sex and Power 2013: Who runs Britain?’
The report will be published tomorrow (Monday 25th February) and will be available on this website from midnight tonight.
Among other things, the report finds:
Britain is falling down the global league tables when it comes to [...]
Nan Sloane, Director of the Centre for Women & Democracy
Earlier this month the Irish Parliament (or Dáil) made history. It passed a law which says that at each general election each political party must ensure that at least 30 percent (40 percent in seven years’ time) of its candidates are female or risk [...]
Democracy in the UK is in ‘long term, terminal decline’, according to the 2012 Democratic Audit released earlier this month. This study highlights the drastic need for political reform in the UK.
The continued under representation of women, which the Audit highlights as an area of concern, critically undermines democracy. A group that constitutes [...]
Following a vote in the House of Commons, parliamentary sitting hours are to be reformed. MPs have voted in favour of proceedings beginning earlier on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with business beginning at 11.30am and 9.30am respectively. See BBC news for more details.
This is undoubtedly a positive development for the under representation of [...]
Dr. Rainbow Murray, Reader in Politics at Queen Mary, University of London
On 17 June, France elected a record number of women to its parliament. This was one of several gains for women in French politics since the election of François Hollande as president on 6 May. France has now overtaken the UK for [...]
Nan Sloane, Centre for Women and Democracy.
We recently published our report on the 2012 local elections in England, the first of a series of three reports looking at the issues which impact on the numbers of women in local government. 2012 Local Elections.
Overall the trend over the last six years has [...]
Ruth Fox, Director, Parliament & Government Programme at the Hansard Society
Nicholas Sarkozy promised a parity government but never delivered it. In contrast, newly elected French President, Francois Hollande, has fulfilled his election promise and appointed 17 women to his 34-member government. In addition to this historic achievement, he has also appointed a Women’s [...]
