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Women in politics

Brussels Binder

Bound no more

Fed up of watching male-only discussion panels, a group of think-tankers launched the Brussels Binder – a database of female experts.

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Do women represent women?

Female politicians tend to support women-friendly policies, but we shouldn't expect them to be the sole champions of gender equality

By Rainbow Murray

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Grandmother, witch… or a politician getting on with the job?

Why do we still fall back on tired tropes to describe women in power?

By Barbara Tóth

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Rebels with a cause

Momentum’s Emma Rees on how Jeremy Corbyn is inspiring a new generation of British women to engage in politics

Why I campaigned for a feminist statue outside Parliament

Women need to be seen – and heard – in our public spaces

By Caroline Criado-Perez

Women in politics

This year the UK and Germany both celebrate 100 years of (some) women getting the vote. Nowadays, women aren’t just posting their ballots – they often run the show. The UK, Germany, New Zealand and Myanmar are among several countries led by a woman, and there are more women in national parliaments than ever before. But achieving complete gender equality in politics is still a long way off. Men, and their interests, are highly overrepresented, while in Europe many women have been disproportionately hit by austerity.

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Zombie capitalism must die!

Cheap money in the hands of speculators causes high economic, social and political costs. It’s time for the state to act

With his EU citizenship ending, it’s not the passport Paul Mason worries about. It’s the values it was supposed to represent

Voter suppression comes to Europe

Populist and illiberal governments are increasingly exploiting expats' lower turnout for their own benefit