Women in politics

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• Scottish independence: Female voices have swung women towards a yes vote

  11 Sep 2014: Lesley Riddoch: Punch and Judy argument has given way to more quiet discussion and grassroots campaigns often organised by women

• Why Scotland's women are swinging towards yes in independence vote

  9 Sep 2014: Voters in Falkirk say there has been a significant shift of mood in recent weeks, and some see a chance to make history

• Labour’s Seema Malhotra: ‘Sex education should start at Key Stage 1’

  8 Sep 2014: The new shadow minister for preventing violence against women and girls explains why she wants to help young people growing up in such a complex online and offline world

• The best gender mix of MPs? Let's vote for one of each

  7 Sep 2014:

  The big issue: Dual-member constituencies, and fewer of them, would ensure a fair balance in parliament

• Jane Martinson: 10 lessons I've learned from being Guardian women's editor

  2 Sep 2014:

  Jane Martinson: From the internet to gender stereotyping, this job has changed my views of virtually everything I see and hear. Here are just some of the most important

• Feisty, flounce and bossy: the words used to put women down

  1 Sep 2014: Emine Saner: Do you ever hear men described as ‘hysterical’? Do people say they ‘whine’ or ‘nag’? Thought not. Here are eight sexist words we’d like to never hear from again

• Why all-women shortlists? Simple: nothing else works

  30 Aug 2014:

  Catherine Bennett: We are not going to get more females involved in political life by any other means. Let's just do it

• We need more women in politics – here’s how to do it

  29 Aug 2014: Nan Sloane: The UK has plummeted to 65th in the world for women’s political representation. Here are five ways that could be improved

• Why it's so dispiriting to be a female voter

  25 Aug 2014:

  Laura Bates: Sexist comments made by Labour MP Austin Mitchell are just the latest letdown for women – and it is not only party behaviour that is disappointing, but policy too

• Labour appoints Seema Malhotra to tackle violence against women

  25 Aug 2014:

  Feltham and Heston MP's brief will include battling sexual violence, female genital mutilation, forced marriage and prostitution

• Malala Yousafzai: ‘People are listening to me. But I know that might change’

  24 Aug 2014: Malala has travelled the world campaigning for education rights for girls – but she’s also studying for her GCSEs in Birmingham. Inez Sarkodee-Adoo, student, political activist and star of the Observer’s Social Mobility Programme, met her to discuss what it is to be young and politically active in Britain today

• Should there be all-women shortlists?

  22 Aug 2014: Parliamentary candidates from the UK’s three main political parties and the Greens and Ukip share their thoughts on whether letting only women stand in some seats can help redress the gender imbalance in Westminster

• Does the UK parliament have a woman problem?

  22 Aug 2014: Female candidates from across the political spectrum share their thoughts on parliament’s gender imbalance and what can be done to improve it

• Women are rattling the old boys’ club, so let’s celebrate its swansong

  19 Aug 2014: Emer O’Toole: Hearing John Simpson and Austin Mitchell bemoan the number of women in power shows the world is changing for the better

• Hong Kong’s ‘Iron Lady’ takes up democracy fight with Beijing

  18 Aug 2014: Anson Chan remains one of the most influential political figures in Hong Kong. She talks about her assessment of the fight with China for democratic rights and her vision for the future

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