Counting Women In aims for 50/50 gender representation in national, local and devolved government.
Seems precisely fair.
Currently, women do not have an tinct carriage and voice in British governance.
You knew that.
Only five of the UK’s 23-person Cabinet ministers are women.
Women hold only 22 of the 122 ministerial posts and 9 government departments are ‘female free’ z superstars.
And only 1 in 5 members of the Westminster Parliament are women.
This meat that the most important decisions this country makes – everything from whether to go to war to what we school in schools – are being made with no or few women present.
This in effect means that the different encounters and perspectives and dreams of one half of the country are not being perceive or considered.
And this absence of women at the top table of politics sends a clear signal to people in whole other walks of life: namely that it is OK to cut women protrude from positions of power.
No, it is not.
The dearth of women’s representation in politics is not an easy problem to solve, and ensuring women have a greater presence and voice in politics requires action on legion(predicate) fronts.
And as far as the Counting Women In campaigners are concerned, we need to change the UK’s political culture so it works for not against women; need to change the culture of parliament.
Political parties must(prenominal) also do more to recruit and promote women.
The residence of Commons routinely sits until 10 pm at night, thither is no consistent agreed parental leave insurance for MPs and little in the way of childcare make for Members.
Very few people break into politics without the support of a political party, but all too often women considering rest as candidates come up against old fashioned and prejudiced attitudes about the role of women in public life.
David Cameron pledged that 1/3 of his ministers would be women by the end of his first edge as Prime Minister.
Well, 2015 is not far away.
Make sure David Cameron keeps his compact to improve women’s representation by signing the petition.
And the media unfeignedly must treat women in public life with respect.
Women in politics can find themselves subject to the kind of media management men in public life rarely experience – with their actual views and voting records given scant attention in comparison to their appearance.
The Counting Women In campaign is aiming for 50/50 gender representation at all levels of national, local and devolved government.
The ‘we’ straits this campaign are the Centre for Women and Democracy; the Electoral crystalise Society; the Fawcett Society; the Hansard Society; and Unlock Democracy
And we are and leave be fighting to ensure women have an equal presence and voice in our democratic system.
Join us: click here for info.
Materials taken from Womens Views on News
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