Are All-Women Shortlists the Answer to Underrepresentation?

Women make up 52% of the general population, yet they are heavily under-represented in positions of political power. Only 23% of MPs in the House of Commons are female and only 4 out of 23 cabinet ministers are women. The number of women MPs has increased by a mere 4.1% over the last 15 years,…

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Acknowledging the Sexism and Discrimination Faced by Men is Not Anti-Feminist

We can’t undermine or ignore the fact that sexism against women pervades all aspects of society: it still exists in education, employment, the workplace, politics, domestic life and in everyday social situations. It is worth stressing that the gender pay gap, the idea that men earn more than women for the same work, is largely…

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