Why political parties need all-women shortlists

Posted by on Dec 2, 2009 in Politics | 6 comments   I’ve just been reading some latest figures about the number of women candidates selected for parliamentary seats which were presented to the Speaker’s Conference. This conference is convened by the Speaker of the House of Commons following an invitation from the Prime Minister, and  MPs from all political parties meet to consider issues within the electoral system. In November...
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