Extract from Lords debate on Role of Women in Public Life - Feb 5
Tuesday, 6 February 2018 07:22
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Baroness Pinnock (LD):...Despite this early success and 100 years
of the acceptance in principle that women could and should be able
to vote and hold high office, there is much that needs to change.
Men still dominate both government and local government. Women are
often still rarely elected to leadership roles of councils or,
indeed, as Metro Mayors. For instance, the noble Baroness,
Lady Eaton, and I were the first women to be leaders of our
respective Yorkshire councils. The sad fact...Request free trial
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