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Opinion: Where are the girls?

By Ruth Irwin | Sun 30th January 2011 - 10:15 am

There are more Labour MPs called Ann than women Lib Dem MPs. There are more ‘David’s in the coalition cabinet than women. How can we dare to call ourselves a progressive party whilst continuing to operate tacit acceptance of male domination? And, just as importantly, why are more women not banging on the doors of power, trying to become PPCs and councilors? Why is the organisation I intern for, Women Liberal Democrats, limited to one part-time staffer and a fast-diminishing grant? Virginia Woolf famously wrote that women needed independent means in order to pursue professional careers – “a room of …

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Posted in Op-eds | Tagged blairs babes, campaign for gender balance, lynne featherstone, positive action, sal brinton and women liberal democrats | 27 Comments

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